Has anyone tried entering into the interest rate swap market as a hedging tool?  

Ultimately, I funded my early deals by paying 18% for cash to do what I needed to do to acquire and control distress properties.You could swap these deals for others, too.An endless number of opportunities could be engineered.

This might also allow for me tor really dive into other DIY projects like swapping out toilets,vanities,sinks, etc... as I have never done any!..

And we always swap out old fuse boxes.

One large regional bank is offering a 1.61% HELOC special for new customers, most are offering a prime minus 0.25% for customers that also setup a checking account for auto-draw.In swapping one HELOC for another I was told that you do not need to pay off your current HELOC, at closing the new HELOC provider will pay off the former HELOC holder.

We occasionally had trailers we were swapping out.  

Hoping to establish a partnership where I swap leads for searchs on the MLS.

@Rich Hupper, what you're describing is a true swap of properties and equity and debt.  

Minneapolis, but I've been looking everywhere in the metro West of 35W (family, work, and school are all West).Tony, I'd love to swap out 3.5% for 20%, but I don't have the money for 20% down on a property in the 300's.

Also, don't forget that they need sufficient mental capacity to transfer title when the time does come to sell.In the meantime, I'd buy the other half with seller financing or swap other property or assets for the equity.