What are the effects (to your specific situation) if you leave the money in "dead equity"If your looking to grow your portfolio as quickly as possible refinancing out cash on owner occupied is the fastest way to do it.   

I've done both and I would tell you the speed in which the return on mentorship paid off was substantially greater than college.

If they haven't rented yet, offering your service to find the client what they need.learning directly from prospects what the problem is may be the fastest way to bring it to light and solve it, whether it be curb appeal, price or layout.Rich

Whether you hire a real estate agent or not, you can do a lot to help speed the home-selling process by spreading the word about the house you have “for sale”.

We only have 3.2 month's of inventory and we are one of the fastest growing populations in the Country [for the last decade].

I dont see how it could be an "A" class unit without in suite laundry.Next would be high speed internet access.   

I wouldn't be waiting for anything, it just takes time to build equity in the house; that's why I was looking into a HELOC to speed up that process.

Second, speed.

I want this and that but when action is required or they don't see success at the speed of emails and snapchats then they go to something else.  

This also has been a source of improvement for the tenant and apparently hated mailing her check-so this is easier for her.In the business world, I have learned that to provide great customer service it revolves around 3 things: Speed, Ease, and Knowledge.