That might not technically be correct but when the transfer of property rights is only a partial transfer, it generally too difficult to try to extract what was really going on.  

During that extra week of delay the buyer might:change his mindlose his jobget divorcedget in an accidentdiethe property can get burned down or floodedetc.The risk of losing the deal to any of this is far greater, in my opinion, than any tax benefits you might extract by waiting.

Expressed another way: You're borrowing at 4.375% but "lending" the bank money at 0.4%, the spread between those two %s is basically what the financial sector is extracting from you each year on the sum of money equal to the lesser of the two balances ...

Once you pay off a property then you'll have good cash flow (but no mortgage interest tax deductions), and you'll have significant equity in your home that is difficult to extract. 

There are tons of opportunities for someone to extract value when you're not actively controlling what's going on.

So you do have value-adding options based on the spread between the cost of repairs/updates and the amount of rent increases you’re able to extract.

This is great for getting into a property but it likely means you do not have significant equity to extract via a refinance.   

Hi GuysDoes anyone know how to  scrape extract bulk info from the county clerk of court about upcoming auctions?

At this point, I don't see how you could extract equity and keep this property self-sufficient.Selling off and trading up is probably a good strategy.

I am really open to either new construction to rent or purchasing already established property and then rehabbing them to extract more value from them.