I value that monthly rent more than the reducing my loan amount.

Even in the relatively few instances where you could partner with your retirement funds, the reduced flexibility and increased risk of a PT may not be worth it.

Again you can buy a list on the internet and in some states where that is public record you can look it up at the courthouse3.

To me this means having a primary residence in the under $1mil range (but doesn't necessarily have to be under $500k).I will still have school aged children and need access to great schools, ideally public to avoid the cost of privateI would still value the ability to access metropolitan environments, though I don't need to live in the urban core. 

All of that is public info. 

2) Whether or not advertising on my own website constitutes a general solicitation to the public for a securities offering.3) Whether or not I need to be registered as a broker-dealer for providing investment advice with respect to recommending the purchase or sale of securities.I absolutely plan to consult my attorney on these questions but I’m also looking for some experience based answers and a place to look some of these things up in black and white in order to have a more productive and informed discussion with my attorney.Thank you everyone!

So if paying a heloc off on your sale reduces the net proceeds that simply means that you'll either have to take out more debt or add cash of your own to meet the purchase requirement.Whats more of a concern would be how and when you access the heloc. 

Appreciation typically reduces ROE unless the rents rise as fast as prices, which is rare.

The only thing you can do to reduce the number of useless leads is to include how much down and how much per month on the sign/ad/website.

After about a year I implemented the program tenant cloud which reduced the calls to almost zero because my tenants can now pay online, sign their lease on line and submit maintenance request online.