I’ll keep them in around $150 under market rent and hope they stay for decades. lol  

If you don’t urgently need the money, letting appreciation and rent growth work in your favor for another year or two might put you in a much stronger spot.If your goal is to stay liquid while keeping expenses low, a HELOC is probably your best bet for now.

It's not free, you have to spend your precious time to do this.

I have launched in markets and have been the unique high end stay.

So over the past 20+ years, enough "storm chasers" have come through and many have stayed or opened a satellite office here etc.

We were especially thrilled to start our investing journey with a duplex, and it was even better that the tenants desired to stay and had been consistent with rent for many many years.

Or I could buy the 300k house, stay in the house I'm in, get the 300k house remodeled asap and get a renter in asap.

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I want to make sure I'm not missing something.I can withdraw penalty free from prior Roth contributions and 5+ year old conversions, an inherited tradtional IRA, an HSA with prior medical receipts, among several other options.

Sell the house you are in now and take that money tax free (if you've lived in it for 2 out of the last 5 years.2.