Also its a small home which still have high maintenance costs.

One - Heloc rates are very high right now in most cases 9.50 to 12% and are usually over 10-15 years.

Barrier to entry is better than much of CA, rents are high, inventory is low, jobs market is solid.

Bonds have the greatest impact on mortgages due to their longevity (10 year) and mortgages are long term as well.

Greenbridge Property Management would be highly recommended.

Not sure how much of an impact this can realistically have.

I'm not an expert in Athens to be honest.But I'd look mostly into areas close to the metro (underground) stations, and also into the high end areas...

I invest there ,I have a bounch of high end houses for executives and also middle income duplexes and triplexes.

We are looking to partner with other investors and are in desperate need of gap lending for our next acquisitions.

As soon as you remove the mortgage you will see an impact on your credit report.Another thing is that you have to make sure the LLC has its own bank account or you will be commingling.One thing that I am seeing that won't benefit you is that you can't benefit of homestead if you do this which will increase your property taxes though I am not sure how that is impacted in California.