I'm in Oregon which basically whips people for being landlords but 99% of your problems are solved by getting good tenants so screen, screen, screen. 

With people continually migrating from CA, more jobs moving here (Tesla Semitruck factory being built as I type this), I don't know how this gets solved. 

Quote from @Michael Klick: Quote from @Jonathan Greene: HELOCs are fine, but keep in mind that you really only want to use 50 percent of less (each) of your available equity just so you aren't creating a problem that you can't solve later if the value of your personal residences fluctuates.If you both have W2 jobs though, have you looked into getting qualified together and just getting a loan, 10 percent down each?

It’s incredible what you can accomplish when you focus on creating value and solving problems in real estate.

Blanket notes are not de-duplicated currently when they are recorded against multiple parcels.Blanket notes are detected, but aggregating them is currently a challenge that has not been solved to our satisfaction.

I’ve managed my fair share of properties, and the number one way I’ve gotten property management clients is by helping them solve a problem.

If a situation arises where landlord and tenant end up suing each other or both being named in a lawsuit, and we're on the same insurance policy together, that seems to create more problems than it solves.

This is something I try to live by and teach my kids if I can - "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.

Would love any leads to help me solve this problem even if it means making some phone calls.

Because jumping from a mortgage to rent does not really solve the problem.