I would like to move to Austin (as there are many like-minded entrepreneurs there) and want to live on a ranch with 2+ acres, so I can raise goats, chickens, and have fruit and vegetable garden. 

The lowest hanging fruit isn't always the best...

A cash out refinance does not typically have enough juice to get you to the next level. 

It's fantastic that you're exploring different avenues, from rental properties to commercial spaces, to diversify your portfolio and align with your financial goals.Best of luck on your journey, and may your investments yield fruitful returns!

If you want an apple tree, you have to wait some years for the fruit.

You can juice the numbers a bit by doing medium-term or short-term rentals.

I hope your real estate investing endeavors are fruitful!

I don’t generally disagree with that, I just think, & it’s just my opinion that that submarket & condos especially in that sub market has multiple headwinds that make the juice just not worth the squeeze and a few hundred dollars of cash flow wouldn’t make the difference, he could even just take his cash out & put it in an money market & make 4-5%.

@Christie Gahan  if you can only recover $4500 - $12000 in small claims depending on the state where property sits then paying an attorney $10000 to appear isn't going to be worth the juice from the squeeze.

We cleared and planted about 300 fruit trees and flowers on it.