You are still personally guaranteeing the loan.And you did the right thing by putting the assets into an entity, especially if there is equity.

It depends on where you want to live, income, personality, and other factors.You could buy a large home and rent out the individual rooms to cover expenses, but this comes with problems.

With respect to paying $44k off on your HELOC, I personally think that is totally fine and a great start. 

Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.

Most personal loans I have looked at have terms of 10 years or less.

When you say "we," are you speaking about your business or your personal tax returns, or does your business flow into your personal returns because you file as a sole proprietor?  

Continue to scale my personal RE investments and learn!

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Gordon is the owner, I doubt whether he could completely hide behind his LLC to protect personal liability. 

I personally learned I enjoy local investing in residential properties.