The extra cost is worth the immense time savings, and you'll get a more quality result.MANY other lessons learned, as this was my first deal.Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

The balance would actually be $180k broken down and was/will be used for the following:25k - down payment on previous rental acquisition25k - refurbish our home - already spent50k - consumer debt (both cars and $15k in CC debt)80k - new primary residence down payment We'd actually cash flow $1,000 more a month with consolidating debt.Is interest only HELOC worth it?

Obviously it's worth a lot more these days, but she's not willing to let go of the house.

You mentioned you have only owned the property for three years so I assume you haven't paid down much of the principal but because you did put work into it, it could be worth getting an appraisal of the new value.

Might be worth a read!

I know I absolutely want to be my own boss and create my own path and I just felt as though if I'm paying interest on these revolving loans the money I'm putting in TSP is not worth it, I can be putting that money for now to put in these loans..

We projected that would be worth about $118,000 in 2 years and $125,000 in 3 years.Our rental market research revealed that we would only be able to rent the place out for about $650/mo.

So, I would suggest a pro rata refund to the tenant/tenant's estate.One electrical socket not working is not worth fighting over with the tenant. 

Just want to add in; In Hawaii, for court auctions, the buyer is typically responsible for back owed HOAs but by law only has to pay 6 months worth max.

Maybe it’s worth it to them since they’ve been on the market for so long.