Set this up by doing the math and getting the right loan so that your place nearly breaks even after a capital expenditure account is paid (for those big ticket items). 

RE is nothing but math, do the math and see which worksGood luck 

Please keep it all in perspective and do your homework.

Rather than taking out some boot from your sale to pay off debt, you could take a detailed look at your financing math after buying a new property and then strategically refinance to replace expensive debt with cheaper debt, but this is not very easy in today's rate environment. 

Cannot argue with the math. 

I've done the math and if I go into a property with a 4% cap keeping the same equity/debt ratio, I think I can cashflow pretty well.My question is:  is this advisable? 

My quick math is about -200/month with 20% down and $1800 rent.   

I mean this is a 500k house, if my math checks out. 1% is still 5k (especially if it's an easy sell).

I have tried to bring in brokers in the past for non owner occupied/ investment and commercial lending but nobody would ever finish the home work. 

I don't think I have an exact formula for this but its math I find myself crunching in my head a lot.