With rates being as high as they are currently, I'm trying to determine if I come out ahead just selling my existing investment property with no 1031 or doing a 1031 followed by a HELOC or home equity instead of locking my capital up in the 1031.

I have already met some very knwoledgeable and experienced investors and operators through BP, and was hoping to grow that list.Thanks ahead of time.

Shari,Good job thinking ahead and thinking this through. 

If you’re spending less than 7.5% of rent of repairs you’re actually ahead of 8% and no repair add on. (13% of 7.5% is less than 1% your saving.)

When I try click on the dates, it won't let me change them because Market Maker is turned on.

.), then go ahead --- is my layman's opinion. 

I am wondering if you ended up going ahead with them and how the experience has been. 

I love meeting others investing real estate, both those a few steps ahead of me and those a few steps behind me.

The second deal is cruising ahead on fixing up the cosmetics, and we're in talks to refinance.

Just extrapolating from the fact that you're only 19 years old and already have 60k saved up...Yes, go ahead and put 50% equity in if that's the factor that gets you the loan.