Jay Hinrichs points out in podcast 222 that one should pay off their properties sooner than later, in case something unforeseen/bad happens, you have multiple (good) exit strategies.You can still leverage your properties - you can get a HELOC (actually there is no such thing for investment properties, it's called portfolio line of credit or asset based LOC) and you'll be able to use it in case the need appears, without paying interest all the time.Let me know the conclusion you reach.

You'll have to draw your own philosophy and conclusions about the numbers.

I am forming  the same conclusion that the bank foreclosed on the wrong property. 

@Michael Plaks you seem to make conclusion statements hidden in the disguise of being a laymen.

I thought that was good info from @Rick Bassett but I was a little confused by the conclusion that is was barely worth it when you consider the extra work.You didn't detail or even mention in your post how much extra work or what that entails.

Unless I can Profit from the Refi of course, since those dollars are tax free, cost 6% or so, and can save me the same 14% In conclusion my opinion at this point is to mix flips with rentals, keeping the lower profit flips as rentals, and selling the higher profit ones - I feel this is a safe middle ground

My wife and I's conclusion was that as beginners we rather start in CA even if 3 hours away than out of state where I cant drive in a day.

In conclusion there are people out there looking for exactly a place like this.

Conclusion The seminar that I attended was not the rich dad series, however they may be similar programs.

We'd legally rent it back from January 2019 through May 2019 and be moving out of state turning it back into a rental.I'm not looking for "that's a bad idea" - I'll come up with those conclusions on my own .