I would be saving interest but considering my interest rate being at 4.25% it's not that much@Andrew Syrios I would love to hear more about why different people prefer financing or all cash purchases.

A first time FHA loan should get you in the door of a 1-4plex w/3.0-3.5% down, and some programs let the Seller pay some or all of your closing costs.

Is it all about the zip code or all about the returns?

2) The COSL provides a mail-in bids form for non-local investors but it says 'Bids received by the Commissioner prior to the sale date will be announced immediately preceding the oral auction of the parcel

You could transition it to an investment, by converting part or all of it to a rental.Account Closed the lessons that Kiyosaki taught in his book are meant to be parables.

This way you can live in 1 unit, have some privacy, and rent the other units out to cover some (or all) of your mortgage.

I could finance the improvements (I have an LOC I could use; I could do a complete refi or this or any or all the properties).

Depending on the cost of upgrade 1, 2, 10 or all the units it might be a good ivnestment to modernize the units.

This may take care of most or all of your housing expenses which would in turn allow you to funnel all of that saved money onto your debt.With that much debt, I would be first looking to house hack, and if that can't work I would be finding as low of a rental as feasibly possible.

Usually, they are short term, ie they will pay for something like deposit and part or all of 6 months rent to get them on their feet.