How about accessing equity in your primary home? 

This brings up some the info I'd normally go to the tax assessment database for to see the primary owner and when hitting "Show Detail" I see if there is another owner, when it last sold (if sold after the 90s), tax rate, tax class, and owner's mailing address.

And we're not talking pale shades here, I mean primary colors.  

I also have no personal debt besides my primary mortgage and car payment.Total Cash on hand: $4kTotal Business Debt: $85k not including my $25k investedTotal Value: $135k between both houseHouse 1 value = $55k and rents for $675House 2 value = $80k and rents for $900I would prefer not to sell either of these but I will if needed.Please let me know what you would do. 

I'm assuming there is still a mortgage or primary lien on the property.

There is a strategy of buying a home to live in as your primary residence, lock in a good low interest rate with a lender because it's your primary residence, maybe on a 20 year loan, 15 year would be better, and of course you could always do a 30 year loan.  

Hello BP:This is my first post on BP and am looking forward to gaining some valuable insight from the community.We recently purchased our primary residence with a HELOC and wanted feedback on how to invest surplus cash (~$1100 per month).Should we focus on paying down the HELOC or invest in aggressive funds or real estate rentals?

Is it the owner's primary residence or an investment property?  

@Layla Savant, an owner occupied primary resident would be foolish to convert his property to a rental for the purpose of doing a 1031 exchange. 

I'm currently looking for a 2-4 family home as my primary residence and first investment property.