I think all of your suggestions are great possible ideas to do this deal! 

I think this will be super helpful! 

It's great to have you with us.. do you think you'll focus more on fix-and-flips or buy-and-holds?

I think you need to focus on one strategy first before you explore too many different options.

@Jim Vasica Whatever it is I think it’s worth it.

Playing around with my Excel spreadsheet and got to thinking about selling my rental property in the next few months vs waiting until it's paid off in Jun 2027. 

I don't even think its worth a sub-toSounds like you spoke to collections (who will tell you anything to get money) and not loss mitigation, as paying back due balances are NEVER part of a short sale.

The only thing we can think of is he deals with a lot of international trade and money and maybe it’s OFAC we just get a scripted message every time we talk to someone so we got lawyers involved. 

We are thinking of adding more in the future depending on the relocation plans.Buying a new property in Seattle will mean a new mortgage for 30 years and very likely incur a high DTI with high monthly payments.

Far too many get stuck in the "paralysis by analysis" stage, thinking they just don't know enough to get started.