It takes time to deploy money.

It can take a year or more to complete an ADU.

I would narrow down what route you want to take.

If they cannot follow that simple step, how do I expect them to take direction from my ops team or show up on time?

I was thinking of selling 1 house and taking some profits, but I have become aware of the following federal taxes1.

You really don't need that and they'll take all your equity and give you often a poorly rehabbed property in the bad part of town where tenants tend to be tough. 

I run a full-time planning practice focused on real estate investors, so I wanted to add a few thoughts for context:1.Cash Value Takes TimeMany IULs (Index Universal Life policies) may take 7–10 years before you can borrow a meaningful amount of cash value.

I would also have a general contractor take a look at the damage and get an estimate from them.

Let’s discuss—what’s your take on how these fiscal changes might reshape our real estate landscape?

You should do much more underwriting before taking the time to walk the property.