You are NOT a bank or a financial institution that can keep such instruments in your portfolio for the long term.

But a HELOC is not intended to be a long-term debt instrument. 

Its not just real estate investors, its everyone, myself included who are not huge fans of those instruments.

this was instrumental for me with planning ahead with my tax advisor (my goals, and advise how to do it as a small business owner) 

Also, depending on the state where the property is located, protection against loss caused by mis-indexed instruments.  

That will be an instrumental thing to hold in mind while trying ot determine the best next plays.

The key instrument is the property manager.

That was unsuitable for our needs, and we moved onto a different county.

Generally, the coverage of the policy will state; “The coverage of this policy shall continue in force as of Date of Policy in favor of an Insured after acquisition of the Title by an Insured or after conveyance by an Insured, but only so long as the Insured retains an estate or interest in the Land, or holds an obligation secured by a purchase money Mortgage given by a purchaser from the Insured, or only so long as the Insured shall have liability by reason of warranties in any transfer or conveyance of the Title.”Finally, ask your Title Company for advice regarding which instrument to use for the transfer; Quitclaim or Warranty Deed. 

.— Use only valid, written loan docs (note and security instrument) that fully protect them as the lender— Give them a valid, 1st-position lien on the property at no more than 80% loan-to-value (LTV)— Pay for a lender's title insurance policy— Obtain property insurance that fully protects their interestAlso, I see you're located in Georgia, a fast-foreclosure state that closes with attorneys.