Tenant forgot to cut grass before leaving out of area I get a bill, Tenant car broke down and is in the yard while he works on it I get a bill, you get the point. 

They are not trying or they are the type of person who likes to cut corners. 

@Amelia PoselyYes, or the wholesaler could just send the entire lead and referral agreement, and sell it for more and just miss out on the big cut and just get rid of the problem properties

I know I will always be "tied" to my area but would like to relocate within 3 years.

The appreciation is tying up equity that could be leveraged for better returns elsewhere.

As another option, my wife and I ReFi'd our property into a 1st position Line of Credit that's tied to a Zero balance sweep checking account.

@Bruce Lynn Perfect, #1 I run my own Amazon business so I’m not tied to a specific city, but as I’ve mentioned, I’d like to stay close to Austin, Houston, or Dallas.

Making this decision cut basically everyone out of my life.

With the renovation all my funds are tied up in the new property and I’m considering a HELOC to be ready to purchase my first rental property.

I purchased my first property, a two-family back in September 2020.First, my loan officer told me as of early April, Fannie Mae and such has been cutting back in adopting cash-out refinance loans from lenders by a large percentage, making refinancing second home/investment properties much harder.