You should only consider switching when your current software has a significant flaw or lacks features that force you to spend excessive time on workarounds.

Owners should write a narrative about deals/assets for insurance providers.2-3% rent growth is always appropriate.Rents are flattening.Buyers are focusing on untrended rents.Getting the pig through the snake, as an analogy for getting through current excess rental inventory absorption to get to a gap that will exist in a couple of years.

Even if the blended rate is higher than a cashout refi in the beginning, you can pay down the principal on the 2nd with your excess income while keeping the 1st mortgage in place as is.

The reason why you have the "squeaks" is because the nails have become loose in the wood and are moving when you step.

If section 8 becomes aware that she was paying above the amount she was approved for, she might loose her voucher.  

California charges a minimum tax of $800 a year per LLC, and more if you have gross receipts in excess of $250k.

One day he wrote an email about the mold and dust and claimed the taped up areas had come loose and the plastic was deteriorating.

G'Day Carlos,Personally, I think it's a recipe for disaster rehabbing from out of state.IMO you would need deep roots in the specific market you are looking at investing.Or years long experience of knowing the who, what and when in that specific market.I only know of a handful of folks that can do it successfully and even they have been at it for many years and probably still loose money on rehabs to this day, no matter how integrated they are with everything and everyone.A good resources for pre-purchase, during rehab and after rehab's is Inspectify.Always get eyes on site before buying a property or processing a progress draw for the rehab.Much success

You should only consider switching when your current software has a significant flaw or lacks features that force you to spend excessive time on workarounds.

Your only exit is to use all your excess money to pay off the heloc or hold the rental and hope it will increase in value enough to sell and pay off your heloc.