That would be great and it would give you some time to learn your market and run numbers on potential deals that are in your target zone during that year of saving.I'm sure some of these pros here on BP could give you some more specific insights given the numbers you have provided.BTW, how did you get student loans at 2% I have a ton of SL debt and would consolidate it at that rate if it was possible.

Though he doesn't have cash in the bank, he could get a home equity loan very easily with the setup he is in (I don't know too many details there, but he helped me consolidate a few credit cards after college).

Our strategy has been to consolidate all our rentals (6 units) into a multiple member LLC.  

Two different twists on the 1031 exchange are the "consolidation" exchange where multiple properties are sold in order to purchase one larger property that satisfies the criteria.  

I had my student loans (I had three of them after graduation) consolidated to the Federal Direct Loans program.

You can always consolidate the debt later.

Consolidated duplicate threads into one and moved to correct forum.

Could you possibly consolidate loans onto less properties?

You 1031 exchange several small rental properties and consolidate into one really nice SF rental.  

Maybe you'd only have three or four properties in the syndication so the operation would be nice, neat and consolidated.