Maybe a careful refi can boost that significantly while not hurting coc too much or putting you at risk.Nobody ever talks about the COF index that is the truest measure of the success of your investment.

I feel very lucky that I invested when interest rates were low and also in an area that was on the rise so dramatically.

A dramatically simplified example says that a 300k home would take 30k hours of labor to repay that debt if the average income was $10/hr. 

The best whys have little to nothing to actually do with money, but may be boosted in satisfaction by having money to deploy towards it.

Do not compare to single family homes.We buy properties like this all the time - scoop them up for cheap because they're under-performing, remodel, boost NOI by managing it right = significant increase to the property's value. 

More new homes are being built just outside town and the government is trying to boost the downtown business.

Coming to a developer with a viable development site under proper control will certainly boost your value and can be the ticket you are looking for to enter the development industry.

Curious..There was a time when I was working and had no choice, thousands of miles away, but once I took it over myself, my turnover rates, maintenance costs, and number of problem tenants all plummeted dramatically and, of course, the money from the greatly reduced running costs could go back into the upkeep of the properties and all that that brought.I know it is not an easy business and hard to cover costs for the managers, but it is no picnic for the owners, and I have no interest in getting on that merry-go-round again.

The seams between the planks have swollen, and I know from experience that this will dramatically shorten the usuable lifespan of the floor, as the corners will soon begin to delaminate and chip.   

After that boost of knowing it can be done I set up 50 signs around my area.