Those on-site teams would be primarily made up of cleaners and handymen, who in remote locations would also serve as my eyes on the property for any potential issues. 

They didn’t have to break the door thankfully but they had to break my $200 touchscreen lock and then sent me a 300+ locksmith bill as well as a 900+ junk removal bill although there were no furniture left in the unit and the junk removal people only removed left over food from the fridge and the freezer!!!

My gut says you would be best served ordering another appraisal and staying far away from that appraiser.

I would agree with this - its probably too soon / not economical to do a cash-out refinance at this point - options for freeing up equity would probably be best served via HELOC or something to that effect

If you are building for usage by friends, family, yourself the return is not the primary intent and they serve the intended purpose. 

I don't mean bravado or machismo.When I say ego I mean is identifying with concepts, behaviors and ideologies that don't serve you and your goals.

@KarlB- That's also another way of looking at it...good food for thought.

Start with the end in mind and building your investing to serve your life. 

He was sentenced in 2021, which means he probably served time and hasn't been out that long.

But I do genuinely see Jerrylls heart and his spirit of giving and have chose to look past that to work w/ him to see we can grow together, serve more people, and do it in a way that we'll all be proud of in 20 years.