I'll refi as soon as possible and then have my HELOC available for my second property. 

Other than that, it plays no role in and has no relevance to the mortgage acceleration scenario."

Most of the bad noise right now is about downtown skyscrapers and REIT or Syndication apartment complexes where they played short term versus long term interest rates wrong.  

Is there more long term appreciation possible if you hold the units longer?

In that they will detail the scales they use, including at which level of renovation it's possible to get things "reset" so it is appraised as if it is a new built property.

Hopefully, try to get as much as possible for your nonprofit.

I’d like to possibly connect.

It's possible to do out of state investing in Cleveland or Akron, but you need to build a team and start networking with folks here.

But, it is not some holy grail of great deals that will overflow your pipeline of possible purchases.So, if you are needing a deeper pipeline of deal flow, yes, auctions can be another place to look for deals.  

Staying as liquid as possible might also help you handle CapEx, taxes, small repairs, and so on.Let me know if you have any questions—I’d love to help in any way I can!