Your tenant is only allowed to withhold rent when specific requirements are met, and they must do so in a very precise manner.

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We did it once about 8 yrs ago (although it was structured more like a lease-purchase).

Personally I would look at doing a cash out refinance to buy more property instead of selling, but a lot depends on your specific situation.

I'm thrilled to share that I've taken a big step towards my dreams and just purchased my very first Airbnb property in the beautiful town of Blue Ridge, GA! 

My goals with BiggerPockets is to learn about real estate investing and network, my wife and I would like to purchase our first house in the next 6 months.

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The purchase price is $1.45M, with a current rent roll of $13K per month (market rent is about $16K).

Looking out of state (because of prices and more landlord friendly areas) but open to hear others successes in Cali investing (for first time purchases).  

Or you could slowly consolidate the properties together to purchase a larger property.