You won't be an expert in all of the trades. 

I got a 2013 Toyota Corolla for $17k, so unfortunately, even if I trade it in I still have about $6-9k in negative equity on the car that I’ll still owe.

I’m also exploring opportunities in Dayton and Northern Kentucky, so if anyone is active in those regions, I’d really appreciate your insights as well.A bit about me: I’m an attorney by trade but also work in the real estate market.

Hello, personally, if it was me in your situation, I would not trade the low interest rates you currently have by cashing out the relatively smaller equity you have in your current properties for a much higher interest rate.

A Heloc can never be used as a PITI reserve, or an asset instead its a debt burden and an additional trade line on credit.A Heloc carries a higher risk when it comes to security meaning if you miss a payment even by mistake or for any reason, your scores drop, or your balances start to change your DTI or usage percentage.

For more visibility, consider cannabis trade shows and industry events.

It is extremely difficult and managing all the trades, managing the budget and the schedule to get the project completed on time as the quality level you expect.

If you hire a handyman in the bay area you will probably pay $35-50/hr depending on skill level and the trade involved.This work was done in Richmond, CA. 

All three generate leads from insurance claim residents and traveling professionals (medical and the trades).One of the advantages of FF has been that it's forced us to have systems in place to create leases, accept security deposits without co-mingling and provide "live" customer service. 

Plus if you bought with all cash from the proceeds of the sale you would be trading down in asset value quite a bit.Depending on the refi rate you could consider keeping this and refinancing it to pull some cash out which you could use as a down payment on another property.Just some thoughts, hope they help the issue with the refi is those rates at the new loan if i do a 75% LTV will almost overcome the cash flow its producing now and basically get to a break even point.