That takes a lot of effort.I'd encourage you to start thinking bigger.

My question is, do I just not touch the first property, use the cash flow to reinvest and pay down the mortgage or save up for a downpayment down the road OR do I pull cash out of the first property to buy the next property?

What are the pros and cons of each, and which offers the least restrictions, flexibility and cost savings for my intended purposes?

Wondering if I should just wait until rates drop and refinance into the LLC or do the quit claim deed (and no HELOC) and just save up for my down payment for the next property.

Just save money and etc....This conversation is not for you.

Since she was a first time homebuyer we were able to save her 1% off her interest rate!

At this point, due to all the mixed messages I have received from Sunrise, I started to wonder if they are still in business.

What I find to be most valuable: Ease of use, cost-savings and efficiency and here's what I mean: If using an interior designer to furnish your rental, they will hand you a list of supplies + furniture to buy and what I was able to do with Minoan is upload that list as a CSV file and then they come back with a quote of all of the items they can fulfill along with their respective discount. 

That’s how I got started.

I never took action and started doing deals.