Eliminate debt, establish a budget, and save.

I conducted title searches to confirm there are no liens and double-checked with the county to ensure there are no outstanding debts.

.- If I use any of the above, can I use a portion of the money to pay off personal debt?

These markets tend to attract a lot of investor activity, which can drive prices up, leading local homeowners to take on more debt to afford homes in their area."

. $100 million equity & debt managed.

You don't necessarily need to replace it with exactly $140k in debt, as long as the total purchase price meets or exceeds your sale price and all the proceeds are reinvested.Using Proceeds as a Down PaymentYes, your $300k could absolutely serve as a down payment on a larger property, like a $1.5M asset, depending on your financing.

I want to place a lien on my Ohio home (that is owned by my single-member OH LLC) with my WY LLC (or could use TX LLX) as the lienholder, so it shows debt and strips the equity. 

The “Big deals” are…You have to buy something you don’t already own, not pay off debt, renovate a home you own, or build on land you already own.You have to spend all the “cash” you receive.You have spend more than your net selling price.You can never receive or have control of the cash, you need a QI PRIOR to selling. 

My next comments are ONLY for tax purposes and may not align with how the waterfall works in the offering.Your syndicator may treat all distributions paid to you, up to your full capital balance and any allocated debt, as a return of capital for tax purposes.  

Eliminate debt, establish a budget, and save.