I would like to read up on this.

Did you end up buying the property? 

You think the tenant would be up for a cash for keys?

For some, simply holding the portfolio you own and paying down the debt satisfies their investment objectives but someone like yourself who is looking to scale can't achieve that at the pace you may necessarily want if your real estate is stagnant on appreciation unless you have additional sources of cash you can throw at new acquisitions.

I want to move to a single family (maybe build the house) but I don't have a ton of money saved (only 15k) because most of my money has been going into fixing it up.

But as time went on, rents kept going up along with everything else in life. 

Adam,What you are dealing with is a lender or loan officer who set up "insufficient Escrows".

I'd like to free up some cash so that I'm ready to close on the next great real estate deal that I track down. 

@Timothy Yangjust save up enough until you can house hack yourself. 

They live in a building with two apartments, one up and one down.