Also, how many hours are entailed in those $20k?

Jesse - good luck with the options ...maybe  take a  few deep dives in the area you are interested in to see if there is anything even remotely close to  what you are  envisioning  ....this time of year is  not the best as  supply  is low ....if your  plans do  entail buying a new place - make sure your  loan/ financing needs  are  all in place  via  being pre aprproved ......as  far  as the  " cash back " refinance  question - two things to note  1) most lenders  will want to have you own the property  for  6 months ( or longer )  before being able to use the new appraised  value for a new loan  2) most  cash  back refinance  loans int eh range you are  mentioning  have a  max loan to value of  75%  

So for perspective, tree trimming entails a qualified tree trimmer to climb up into the tree with a chainsaw, and because of insurance and risk, this type of work gets pricey.

I DO want to maybe double the number of units I have - which would entail working a bit more - i can live with that :) I love this thread  

Conditions today, both with regard to college academic rigor and the labor market, are much different than they were 40 years ago." "...you’re not rewarded for credentials, but for capabilities.College used to look like a good “investment” because earning a degree usually entailed at least some serious work and having done it set the individual apart.

A housing provider that imposes a blanket prohibition on any person with any conviction record – no matter when the conviction occurred, what the underlying conduct entailed, or what the convicted person has done since then – will be unable to meet this burden.Read the whole LONG thing here:https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/HUD_OGCGuidApp...I have taken this to mean that I can no longer have a blanket rule that says "no felonies."  

I barely knew anything about it 3 weeks ago - I knew of it but what it actually entailed or what it was called... nope!

Maybe 20% of people truly enjoy it, but they only really enjoy 20% of what their job entails...

Hi Babek,The Goal is not to acquire properties, the Goal is to acquire Good Deals.And that entails knowing what a "Good Deal" is.

Goal one entails completely paying it off this year.