Ok, for those of you that may run into this in the future. 

Now I know what NOT to do in the future!

@Kevin LukWelcome to BP, and congratulations on making the decision to invest in your future via real estate.I have written a few blog posts that may help you get started here on BP, and with your investing.

Hope to see you at future meetups.Best,Michael

@Richard TrangWelcome to BP, and congratulations on making the decision to invest in your future via real estate.I have written a few blog posts that may help you get started here on BP, and with your investing.

I'm located in Central Washington (Wenatchee Area) and I have a Cash Out Refinance scenario that I need a solution to and i'm hoping you all can enlighten me on some ideas or referrals.We have 2 properties (1 - Four-plex, & 1 - Duplex) with 2 loans that we would like to consolidate into 1 loan on the 4plex with the duplex then owned free and clear to make available to open a LOC for future investing opportunities as they arise.We owe 158 on the 4-plex and 91 on the duplex for a total of 249kthe initial appraisal came back at 300k for the 4-plex but it's very low for our local market.

Also, any advice on a future strategy i can do with all the equity? 

If you need multiple spot repairs, you might want to check the cost for a trenchless replacement of the entire sewer line.Another couple things I'd recommend for the future:1.

And if you plan on using a real estate agent to rent out the unit in the future, then that is an additional cost to factor in. 

Not a problem, because I'll hire a licensed contractor in the future, a painful lesson learned.