Thanks for your advicea nd I am going to re-make that list w/my additional duties I have done to add to the list :)Quote from @Drew Sygit: @Megan Jones many bosses are so busy with their own work, they fail to fully understand what their staff actually does!

For me, start with either the property who's lease expiry is furthest out in the future OR property that has seems like it will be easiest to manage.3) From what I have heard, rent has really moved upward in GVSC - I'd call a couple RE Agents or property managers that have rental listings in the area and tell them your situation / ask them to send you closed rental comps.

(if you are a licensed GC or RE agent, this also can be counted towards experience) 

If nothing else, and you decide to sell with a 1031, something to consider would be trying to time the sale towards the beginning of the calendar year so it gives you max time to potentially re-invest into something that will offset the gain, and/or strategize some additional tax savings. 

If they see that youre generating cash for operations via a non-RE business activity, it could be an issue.

I'm new to RE rental investment.

Here’s my question: Should I use my w-2 income to pay down a lot of principal and re-try to obtain that HELOC?

We keep some marketing going, and will re launch the new listings after the refi. 

I dont but doing a quiet title is not a complicated task for any decent RE BIZZ attorney. there is a title company that will insure tax deeds you can google them. its not the greatest and many lenders wont rely on it.. but u can use it to sell to another party if they are not getting a loan..

If you don't want to make so serious money than don't,  take these chances and keep reading the books and attending the RE meetings .Get a great agent and investor savvy contractor and make $50,000 fast!