It's a long game, not a sprint. 

How do I access equity spread across multiple properties?

Let’s break this down:The Pros and Cons of SellingPros:Unlock Significant Equity: Selling would give you $500K in cash (less transaction costs), which you could reinvest in multiple properties in higher cash-flow markets.

I think the short term effect on rents is virtually zero - illegal immigrants usually live multiple numbers to a home, rather than everyone having their own space like Americans - but longer term there may be some softness at the bottom levels of rentals. i would be more concerned about the lower economic job market than I would be about rental housing.

We talked about the pros and cons and he said I had to meet his partner, Ron who is a part owner in a CrossFit gym and sits on the board of a sports marketing and gaming company.

Just a nature of the game. 

I would suggest starting with reading the IRC book all the way through multiple times.

There are more complicated strategies to maximize larger listings that involve having like multiple listings for same property and do individual room rentals when it is slower and then for larger length stays, larger groups, and more desirable dates you'd book the whole space, but I think its easier to just do two separate. 

It's part of the game. 

Hello Tiffani Hollis, Congratulations on stepping into the realestate game.