the courts will determine it goes with whoever is staying.  

Raise rents, reduce expenses (shop insurance, appeal taxes, refinance, etc). 3.

I own a 3 apartment income property (almost paid off) and I wanted to ask you for some advice regarding acquiring more properties like this. would you suggest selling the income property and use the profits to acquire more properties or keep it and finance any new property with a new loan. what is more appealing to banks?

While this can be appealing for short-term liquidity without immediate monthly payments, it often comes at the cost of significant equity upon sale.

The tenants are currently in court with a title dispute so the house would have to be paid for cash only.I would like to convert it to a primary residence and turn the garden level into a separate two bedroom apartment for use as an in law suite.

There are some rougher parts of Euclid which are not going to appeal to either of these types of renters.

While appealing in theory, the reality is different.More units do not result in increased income reliability.

Any "perceived" deception at any point, will be severely counted against you by the court.

It’s true that while the 10% down payment for a second home sounds appealing, the fact that rate adjustments are now similar makes the distinction less about cost and more about strategy.A few years ago, I helped a couple in San Diego navigate this exact decision.

It takes time with court meetings, etc as a debtor or creditor.