Their book is super helpful, and so far I'm guilty of at least half of all the newbie mistakes they talk about, so I expect my rental operation to improve as I implement their advice over the course of next lease term.

However, if interest rates continue to decline, I might consider refinancing some of them to improve my liquidity position. 

I am coming near the end of this project and have already started plugging in some new addresses to run comps and get a jump on the ARV calculations to improve my experience going forward.

You'll see rate improvements at 25% and 30% down for most loan products.

There's a very good chance the issue(s) you face have already been discussed and answered.Ask questions in the appropriate forum.

Back when I first had the idea of real estate investing, creative financing was my only option, seeing as I had little capital on hand and even less of a chance that any lender would talk to me. 

I would NEVER pay for a title report on a property because 98% chance it wont go ..

There's a high chance that you are feeling FOMO from the returns in public markets, sell your houses for a loss, pile into stocks, and then see mediocre performance while real estate heads back higher again.I see this, and similar actions, play out over and over.Personally, I'd stick with the real estate rather than selling it.

Here's a little tidbit I noticed a few years ago that I thought I would share.  I'm giving a reverse example, as in I will show how my credit score dropped 59 points in one month because I forgot to do my "trick".The ...

While I don't see it on the IRS tax information, if I remember from the conversation with him, I think you have to buy properties that need significant improvement.