The companies that I contacted for removal told me that the bigger the tank the easier it was to remove because the frame will be able to stand the pressure when removing.

You have a good one when they listen and you don't feel pressured.

I think you should figure out what specific areas you want to start looking to buy in, what kind of property you can mentally and financially afford to get into, and other things that will help you gauge where you stand.

I might lean on some local agents to get a gauge of what the average list time is for your area. 

“Millennials not only purchased a higher-priced first home but faced with growing families, many of them skipped the traditional starter home and moved straight to a mid-priced, trade-up home.”That dynamic will continue in 2020 and added pressure on the middle range of the market.

I think your best avenue at this point would be to present your scenario to community banks and credit unions in your region to better gauge the likelihood of a refinance. 

There has been and continues to be huge amounts of building going on so there might be some rental pressure in the future but seemingly not yet.

@Scott Meyers The REITS are starting to do strange things due to pressure for share holders as their returns continue to diminish.

He's very friendly, no pressure, and saved me thousands by thinking through my mortgages for me before I even knew there were savings opportunities!

Largest Ever": Fed Will Flood Market With Gargantuan $500 Billion In Liquidity To Avoid Year-End Repo Crisis"And just in case that's not enough, the NY Fed's markets desk also added that it "intends to adjust the timing and amounts of repo operations as needed to mitigate the risk of money market pressures that could adversely affect policy implementation, consistent with the directive from the FOMC."