You're just trading one set of problems for another.Highly recommend inspecting current home of any S8 applicant (we do this for any applicant under 620 credit score).

It's not a great time to refi if you wanted the equity from it, but it sounds like you are going to trade this house to do the same thing again so why not keep it and do the same thing again since you are thinking you might need to go big on your personal residence next?

There are still materials and maybe some other specific trades, which you and your sons may not be able to do.* Ask that same real estate professional above, if it is worth doing the rehab, if you decide to sell?

New Hampshire only licenses certain trades like plumbing and electrical.

If you day-trade or read the tea leaves for hot stock tips or play the ponies or simply put your money in index funds, do any of these things occupy your interest like real estate?

For those of us who depend on trades & services people, I seem to be more disillusioned as the rents are not keeping pace with the expenses.

@Michael Acosta With some of the trades there the few options know they have the market cornered.

I was recently featured on Financial Gravity Episode 131 and talked with TAX MASTER and owner of publicly traded financial management company Financial Gravity - John Pollock on High End Asset Protection and tax mitigation strategies.

We are continually working to make trading notes as easy and seamless as possible. 

Pro tenant, terrible RTPs, appreciation really isn't there to trade equity, stickier terms for foreign investors.