What would you do? would you pay off the 1st loan before reify?

[Miguel Doreus]

Hi, my partner and I paid off our primary home.  we then reified, and purchase a second home.  A close family member is paying the mortgage.  However, the property does not cash flow.  we owe About $48K on the primary home.  We would like to purchase an investment property.  Should we wait till we paid off the $48k before polling the trigger? If not, what would be our options?