Most Veterans fail to refinance their home because it has a low rate.

Property tax rate you can get. 

I would also advise looking into a commercial loan where you do a "Blanket loan" and consolidate 3-5 properties into one (1) commercial loan that does not report to credit.If you refinance to take cash out the rate will be higher but rates will be back down in less than 3 years so its not a long term rate change.

The lawyer needs to file an action with the court and then advertise that there is a hearing about this property for a period of time so that anyone who has interest in the property will know to come forward for the hearing.

For me personally, I find a tremendous amount of value in going through programs that help me learn at a much faster rate then what I could on my own as well as help me mitigate risk/self doubt.

I planned to move it into LLP after a year due to Freddie Mac restrictions.I’ve done my own research and seems the rates are worse then what I’d get as a 2nd home for LLP. 

We had previously looked into STRs (Gatlinburg), but it is a difficult segment to get into due to being so far away (5 hours driving) AND current interest rates.

I want to talk to all the banks I can about refinancing options, the bank we have our current mortgage in is Ibercaja and they are not too helpful, if anyone could share info on the most investor-friendly banks in Spain and also serious private lenders (without so many referalls and other like minded investors to ask about lenders as in other countries I find it hard to trust the advertising of private loans you see everywhere) it would be helpful also.

I don't have trouble hiring at that rate.

Since interest rates went up, hard to find cash flowing deals so I had to learn the terms business.