This gives me plenty of food for thought. 

@Jerry Padilla  Thanks for the input, good food for thought - I hadn't thought about a HELOC and didn't consider that I could get one after the loan is paid off. 

Food when I'm meeting with business people? 

@Ryan Pozzi If you have ever heard of Maslow's hierarchy of needs you know it goes something like thisair food and waterclothing and shelterlove and belongingself esteemself actualizationIn other words we are providing one of the second most highest needs of human beings; Shelter. 

I love that I have been able to experience the awesome changes in SA over the last few years... the food scene especially! 

People don’t sue people that qualify for food stamps.

Also, when we bought the properties, even though they were two separate property parcels, the interiors had been converted into one space, so we "uncombined" the units so they could be used and sold as distinct properties again.

https://www.whas11.com/article/life/food/louisville-makes-southern-livings-list-of-best-food-cities-for-first-time/417-4d58ee4a-d464-4197-b446-b8225dc60c0eJust another reason to invest in Louisville.

I am frequently at a parcel in Sampson county equidistant between Ft.

If the lot has a separate title and parcel number, sure you can wholesale it as you would a home.