It wouldn’t take much time with “steady” home prices for the graph to self correct. 4) I assume at least some of this is choice.

The 1st position loan is paid off but has a second position heloc on the home with 50k balance.

You've earned $132,000 more by splitting your money and leveraging it.There are other benefits to leveraged homes.

The marketing/advertising firm, aka RE broker, is not the expert in building codes, zoning, structural engineering, neighborhood safety, etc.As a prudent investor, always do your own due diligence or you'll end up being (unitentionally) misguided by a RE broker's information.  

If i sell my SFR rental for $450k and equity is, for example, $200k...Can i invest 100k into a new SFR worth $275k and invest the remaining 100k into a sponsored DST or TIC (which deals are usually multiple hundreds o...

One said the 2nd mortgage has to be assumable and the other said it did not.VA issued Circular #26­24­17 back in August to try and clear up the issue:Assumability: If the secondary borrowing is not assumable, the holder of the VA guaranteed loan should counsel the assumer that this may restrict their ability to sell the property to another creditworthy assumer through an assumption in the future.The lender currently servicing the loan still can decide whether or not they'll allow the 2nd.You could do seller financing for the gap and then refinance just that amount with a Home Equity Loan or Line of Credit at some point down the road. 

The home was clean and in great condition.

However, in emergencies or cases involving health and safety, we would attempt to contact the owner first and, if unsuccessful, proceed with the repair as outlined in the contract.Regarding the hot water heater, do you know if it genuinely needed to be replaced?

You may have heard that staging your home properly can make a big difference when you sell your house, but what exactly is home staging, and is it really worth your time and effort?

Also, when not occupied, the PITI on a high-end home can quickly erode prior cash flows.