At the end of the day, the numbers have to make sense.

They are common sense but many still seem to ignore them.

In regards to the tax assessment, it might make more sense if you prorate the land value over the total value and apply it to your purchase price 

Could someone please advise an actionable step or game plan I can follow to tap into my equity correctly (if that makes sense here) whether that's HELOC, Cash-Out or another strategy?

As I have been researching options I have found lots of online options (Lili, Bluevine, etc.) but I am curious if it makes more sense to go with a local brick and mortar bank.

Then a wise man who was already successful doing what I wanted to be doing shared some common sense that I took to heart: settle on ONE strategy to get started and block out all the other noise, the BS, and the well intentioned but misinformed friends and relatives telling you that you can’t do this.

Given our newbie status, do you think it makes sense for us to invest out of state to begin?

Not sure how many doors you have, but when you get to your 5th broken ice maker you realize the math just doesn’t make sense.

I ran the numbers and didn't raise my offer over what made sense based on the rents being paid!!!

all the videos I watch don't seem to make sense to me.