Bear in mind though that of course they would say this.

The question will be, are they offering you enoughcash to make you happy or are they low balling you. 

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Where the money comes from to pay for this expense item has no bearing on the problem.

Inside if you have non-load bearing walls, on the upstairs that are directly over down stairs walls, you might be able to go under the building and carry that weight to piers, making them load bearing.

Also depends on what you're building and if any load will be bearing on any possible voids.

That said, I was actually under the impression that if I were to draw the HELOC and deposit the funds in an interest-bearing checking account I would be OK since I'm technically investing the funds?

Just like you charge as much as the market will bear on your rentals, otherwise you won't be in business long.

If I don't want them around for any reason I simply give them a week's notice and they must go or I evict.Get as much Security Deposit as your market will bear to offset these kinds of tenants.Not only is she screwing you, but so are her previous LLs.

Assuming the mortgage is satisfied (a big assumption, but bear with me) - you lose $20k.