As was said talk to a commercial broker. 

Let’s talk strategies to help all of us keep more of our hard-earned money!

I am happy to talk to anyone about my experience and views on these mentorships. 

DM me if you would like to talk more about this.

But ya have to make some educated prognostications in life.Add this to the information your processing - What your talking about doing is eliminating around $4000 or interest expense (which is deductible anyway so really could be a real impact of eliminating $2800 or so) of debt in exchange for paying over $10K in capital gains tax (don't forget possible state gains tax as well).  

What the concept you mentioned is talking about is leveraging equity to gain cash vs. selling essentially. 

If you're an out of state investor I'd recommend speaking to a turnkey provider that can provide you deals in those cities and can manage the rehab, management, and maintenance for you.I have a market report on Birmingham that I'd be happy to share with you and would also be happy to jump on a call to talk through the pros!

Let's talk to see if we can make something happen.

I buy all over DFW for large investor, and I always enjoy talking shop.

Quote from @Jackson Harris: Hey Kai'ler for our STR portfolio and what our investors do is start getting it listed on Facebook/Zillow rental/Furnish Finder/etc now as a LTR for that time period you're talking about.