I am a little confused as to what's better, cashing it out and taking the tax hit or doing the QRP and just paying the taxes later....if taxes go up in the future it seems like it woudl be better to just pay the tax now. 

I was able to pull the mortgage information however I'm a little confused by what I'm finding...

I've read several (confusing) things - asphalt mastic (ok...makes sense), "Construction" adhesive (sounds vague - what's that?)

I should leave that out of it as it confuses the matter.

It is also owned free and clear.All the info I have found on the SAFE act seems confusing....maybe it's just me.

@Bryan Hancock I'm confused.

In addition like Bill stated, ask questions and get the answers to everything that confuses you, like you did with this post.

You aren't really able to prove who made what deposits, so it seems confusing to me to know for sure who did what.

I have Ben looking at some sites and it's a bit confusing who has to be licensed.

Learning will get confusing but it will pay off in the end.Second is, "There's no such thing as free lunch"You can make money investing in RE without using your own money, but finding your deals may take some capital.Get on youtube and attend some REI meetings :)