You set the GPS, drive to the ice cream parlor, buy some ice cream, and now your kids are happy.Now, consider the next few questions:Did the ice cream parlor lift a finger to get you in their store?

I am just exploring the possibility of this HELOC option.

To convert STR to LTR, evaluate rental comps, hire a property management company, explore multifamily properties in strong markets, and use a 5% Fannie Mae loan to buy a multifamily property.Good luck!

What they bought was a liability....maybe paying taxes, maybe paying HOA/POA dues, then dividing it between 10 kids when they die, so now really worth nothing, but a headache.#2. 

I'm just now exploring this option so I don't have any numbers yet. 

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Asset protection in case one of us getting sued (I think it was a BP podcast episode where a lawyer told the story about the son hitting someone with the car and the family of the kid that got hurt suing them and them having to surrender their house.)

@Andrea LeeRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

I think my partner and I may be exploring a complicated solution - glad to hear that it sounds like one exists!

This is apples and oranges.Evan, you are very wrong again.I am investigating syndication track records OUTSIDE my investment and most of them are busted.I could talk more but I just don't want to give name in public , so these are general statement.Dont just say everything is fine when public money lost money left and right, they are the one that makes you able to pay your kid's school.