By doing this, you may reduce your housing expenses and begin generating cash flow and equity right now.Make Future Investment Plans: After a year, review your approach to investing and think about the possibilities of buying other properties.

~I have a 2.5% interest rate on my primary house I do not want to pay off and 200k in equity. 

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Can't seem to create link here, @beth johnson runs previously a whole note, now private fund, for private equity. 

The more equity and wealth you have, the more important it is to separate the liability. 

The technique to attempt, is an owner carryback on the equity as a 2nd.

I think that you would learn a lot and wouldn't get hurt too badly, but I do not think you'd wind up in a financially advantageous position to buying an existing home.

A landlord has the option to include this stipulation within the lease agreement, although in jurisdictions with robust tenant protection laws, a judge may favor the tenant's position in such instances. 

I am planning on liquidating a couple of my properties to "start over" and see how I can better achieve my personal goal of attaining $5,000/month in positive cash flow and keep some money in the bank to be liquid.

That is always a great place to start as you are networking with other locals in the same position as you and can knowledge and resources.