The problem is I bought and rehabbed the property with my cash so I need to unlock it.  

That said I often find the most likely place to unlock value is little old lady houses.

I plan on purchasing mf in the downtowns of the cities surrounding Houston, mainly those with a more “Americana” type of feel( white picket fences, 4th of July block parties, neighbors worship together, founding families are still around and they let you know it, high walkability score, families are out on the street with neighbors, doors are unlocked.....)It is tough to comp certain property because they might be the only type (or one of the only two) AND some of these towns do not allow any more MF to go up, so the MF owners set the market.

The biggest thing is the value that can be unlocked from these numbers.

I would unlock the equity in the Hawaii rental.

Next downturn hits San Diego you can unlock equity and by like crazy.

Yes, it is forwarded to 2018 and eventually unlocked when you sell the property.I answered your questions above, after each bullet.

Or, when that tenant calls and says they can't figure out how to unlock the stove control panel.....

I give them the address of a house and tell them where the key is hidden if the door is not unlocked. 

The front door was unlocked as we are up in the mountains and it's a only few yards from my house plus we had been installing smoke detectors about an hour before but I had yet to finish.