You can also add your own cash to the purchases and that would actually increase your equity.The strategy above of selling and 1031ing into multiple properties with some of the purchases paid for in cash and some with maximum leverage is a great late market strategy that lets you protect some properties from debt risk while still letting you aggressively use leverage on others.  

With their Prime Freight Hub being at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport I see the potential for HQ2 to be increasingly favoring Columbus or Indianapolis.

Decatur is also very popular.

We will increase our umbrella after this new property. 

Also, considering his age, his medical expenses can only increase and he may need financial support for the next 10-20 yrs.

I am somewhat aware of different options I have, like working on paying towards principal to get to a place where I can refi, increasing property value being aware of appreciation, etc.

It increases value and makes them more likely to stay since they are more “invested” in the property.

It’s appreciated quite a bit and we are now looking to extract cash for more investment before rate increases make a refi or helo/heloc detrimental to cash flow.

Bridgeton / Maryland Heights / Saint Ann.I'm hearing that studying where the residency rates are increasing along with understanding which businesses are establishing / expanding can be a great source of insight for understanding where the housing demand will be.Would love to catch you and some of the other local folks at a meetup sometime.

I feel like the added equity would make it more than worth the slightly higher payments for the increased value on the loan.