I would focus on credit, consider some alternative options to "free your Benjamins" out of your home, or even consider doing a partial sale of your home to give you capital to get back at it!

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Regarding a book, I learned a lot from Location, location, location by Ozzie Jurock and he has quite a bit of free content on YouTube and his website.

Or free up more of your time depending on your goals?

I was a bit surprised when I heard that, and someone please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.Overall, nicely presented, as always! 

If anyone has any questions or is open to discussing further, please feel free to let me know!

In your scenario you'd have a potential tax event on that $200K difference.Here's a creative way to access most of that money tax free however. 

The purchase to cash flow ratio is much higher than majority of the states in the US but again not the only states.If you need any help or want to talk more REI feel free to reach out I have done a ton of business in both states and can walk you through pretty much anything.

Fannie Mae has a requirement that if you want to use the rental income from the non occupied units, that you MUST have a current housing expense which means you cannot live rent free.