Also you have to think of what service or value you can provide to a broker that would make them more inclined to help you.Best,Dave

I'm always inclined to advise people to invest close to home and/or consolidate their holdings which will help them build relationships where people will tell them the truth about what is going on in a particular market.

1 part of their income eREIT deal I don't get: they imply they're going this direction as it's harder to find individual investments that pass their criteria for offering on the platform...but they CAN find properties that pass muster to incl in the eREIT??

I'm still inclined to keep it and move on, but wanted to get a sanity check on if 40k to invest elsewhere would be a better option than to keep a home that's finally flowing a bit of cash today.

If it works well and is still within its useful life (say 10-15 years old) then I would be inclined to leave it be, and stick with cleaning and servicing it. 

Now that's sort of regardless of equity, but if the borrower has equity in their property and realize it, they may be more inclined to do a workout so as not to lose it.

I have read a lot lately that indicates malls faring better are ones which:have an Apple storeare connected to a cinemaintegrate high-tech elements (such as interactive maps, strong fast free WiFi, mobile charging stations, gaming/sports screens, etc.)embrace pop-up shops in vacant spacesprovide experiential shopping perks such as a DJ booth, giveaways, etc.I think that with millennials now being the largest U.S. demographic (recently surpassing baby boomers) and their inclination to spend money on food, travel and experiences rather than retail commerce, it will be very important for malls to continue to diversify their offerings beyond just "typical" shops.  

This agent will be more inclined to work his butt off as he needs deals like these at the beginning to keep his/her business a float.

@Abraham SaldanaWell thank you for the offer of tips for the military inclined crowd.

They're holding my entire mortgage against me, even with a second person on the loan and title.I can't have this person go in on the new property with me.One thought I had was drawing up a rental agreement for the house to show that I'm only half responsible for the mortgage or that I'm generating rental income for it to try and offset it.They won't accept my inclining self employment income as a P&L this year.They won't count my self employment income from the past two years because of my deductions.Obviously this next year I will show more on my returns...lesson learned, but right now, that doesn't help me.Any advice would be greatly appreciated.