I have refinanced five houses in the last year and freed up $1600 in cash flow each month, while also decreasing my pay off term on those properties. 

She is the manager for a location that has been sold and her pay is about to be decreased. 

Pulling equity out without the opportunity to redeploy just means you are decreasing your monthly cash flow for no real reason.  

., also saw a big jump in profit margins, from 20.2% in the second quarter of 2020 to 83.6% in the second quarter of 2021.Profit margins dropped in San Jose, California, which saw a decrease from 85.6% in the second quarter of 2020 to 67.4% in the second quarter of 2021.

You will need a place to live and it will decrease your living expenses. 

was watching  How to Get Rich in Real Estate Using The MFM Model by Brandon turner. and i wonder so for commercial properties reducing expenses and or increasing rents and or decreasing vacancies increases NOI which in turn Increases property value. would that not be possible for residential as the property value is based on comps of what the other similar residentials have sold for around the area?

Urban starts fell by 0.7% to 251,190 units, as multiple urban starts decreased by 3.1% to 184,759 units in July, while single-detached urban starts increased by 7.1% to 64,242 units.

Having appliances for the tenant will always be a pro in my opinion because most places offer them and many people will look else where or ask for a decrease in rent if they are not available.

I don’t want to decrease my cash flow with two payments.

While the tenant is paying for utilities, you'll be paying for the decreased MTBF -- mean time between failures -- when the A/C or the furnace or the boiler breaks down over the life of the rental.