Don't get me started on the national debt and the amount we pay in interest each year.

Whether we agree with these items or not, the following are inflationary government policies: stimulus, student debt relief, tariffs, increased child tax credits, limited immigration, and big government deficit spending.

4 houses: value $6.5MEquity: $2.8Mpositive cash flow after debt, maintenance, taxes: $2000/modo I have additional capital to add?

First one to pay off both Bank debt and get back initialcollateral.

Most importantly, you will make mistakes, so wake up, try your best, forgive yourself if you make mistakes, and try again tomorrow.

And if they are in low value markets maybe they have zero debt..

How does the already deep in debt CA afford to tack on $50 BILLION in debt service?

That will have a much larger impact on your outcome versus the debt product. 

Though it may cash flow well based on their current debt service, when you compare the income it produces to the equity they have is it actually even a good investment for them from an ROI perspective or would they be better off liquidating and redeploying?

I think it would be financial suicide to give up a 500k a year job that you know how to do and is secure to launch into thinking your going to replace it with rental income.. unless your sitting on 5 mil plus in  cash with no debt.