It is $129 vs $59 but it might be a good upgrade for once or twice a year scrub. 

Not sure if they still do but Louisville used to have an investor meet up pretty regularly.Another option could be to sell and upgrade to multi family.

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Then you can take the Broker class, upgrade to a Broker license, and break out on your own (or continue working under another Broker).Property management is an underestimated opportunity.

However if you currently own, and plan on buying another primary and use the other as a rental, that's where lenders will want to verify that the new property is an upgrade from your prior property.

Needs about 10k in work/upgrades.

It’s best to just leave everything as is and let the buyer decide how they want to upgrade.

They might not require major upgrades, but they can have a greater initial cost and offer instant income flow.Keep in mind that every market is different, and strategies that are successful in one may not be in another.

Thinking of upgrading to a single wall unit minisplit to cover everything.

You are both doing things right, keeping jobs, upgrading them and making more money while nurturing solid investments.HELOCs are fine, but start by just taking a small amount off of one so you don't downgrade your cashflow to much, and use it to do your same thing again.