Ive owned property before so its not super scary to me, but I am far from experienced enough to see the intangibles that may cause problems down the line.

thanks for your time and helpInvestors Beware: I strongly advise against blindly trusting the data provided by turn-key investment providers.If you're considering investing with any turn key provider, verify every number line by line to avoid costly surprises.

I agree with Nathan (don't forget to price running extra water, sewer and electrical lines).  

In terms of using home equity, you would either have to take out the money using a Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) or you could do a cash-out refinance.

Nothing wrong with paying off your house if this is what you want to do, you can sleep better with no debt.

And when things don't go your way and each side has basically all their life savings on the line, the partners blame each other. 

In the end you always end up paying somewhere between 8-12% on your money. 

I wouldn’t have to pay taxes on the bank $ would I? 

Solid curtains, water fountain in the backyard, adding trees at the property line nearest the freeway, white noise generators are all other options.

I just delete them because I don't want to pay more money for the feature notices.