If you want to do this type consolidation exchange you'll want to pay very close attention to the dates of sales so you can make sure and clump as many into your next 1031 purchase as possible.Another option would be to locate the perfect next property and then control it using a reverse exchange. 

But it's better to spread your risk than consolidate your risk.I understand what others are saying about buying in a nicer area but if you have your money in two investments and one fails you still have the other investment.If you have all your money in one house and it fails, you've lost everything.

When applying, you usually have to state a reason you are getting it (like loan consolidation or home improvement or whatever).

Or you can roll it into some 30YF mortgage during a cash out refinance (many people consolidate it into that very same property's mortgage, since it had enough equity for a HELOC it probably has enough to do this). 

The option I suggest is to roll it into his current employer's plan where he could consolidate his funds and have more control of it.Also, by it being in his former employer plan, the primary ways to get to it are to cashout (penalties and taxes due), rollover to a traditional IRA at bank or Schwab type entity, rollover to alternative SDIRA at Equity Trust type entity, or rollover to current employer plan. 

But I am consolidating and working to correct it, but it will take at least a year or two to see real improvements in my credit.

There's a lot of things being developed (i.e. the increased container business, auto export, a new consolidated airport downtown that will likely be international, the redevelopment of Broad Street, the redevelopment of downtown Mobile, city council announced in July they are talking with another Airbus supplier to move to Brookley Field, the development of the Technology Corridor downtown) all of which are going online now, next year and the years to come. 

Aside from the open house consolidated showings and other suggestions I have found a nice video tour also limits who comes in person to those who find the unit meets their needs to begin with.

Were you trying to refinance and consolidate both loans into one loan?

I'm also in the middle of a partnership deal that would consolidate my properties, 2 multi-families, and a SFH.