So that's not a big enough difference in our eyes, and the opportunity cost of the 6-figure cost to rehab the basement is not worth the returns.

Taking advantage of Section 121 and getting as much free cap gains as possible would be my route (Option 3), but you'll likely hear different responses from different people. 

What is stopping two of these good companies from marriage avail seems like a great long term and hospitable seems decent but only if you use only short term and you never enter things on your own into calendars but if you do… don’t switch because all data will be lost just like Hosthub.  

Once you had enough set aside for you next venture, you can use that money.Talk to your bank about what your options are-both in terms of could you borrow more money without paying down the current loan and what the interest rates would be.Everyone has different goals, so you need to decide what works best for you. 

We have been doing our homework, educating ourselves by reading books and watching educational videos online about how to better structure a company/ies for real estate investing.

Obviously a different request from what you're looking for but they do furnaces and were priced right and came out immediately so figured I'd throw you their name. 

I have a residential property on east side of Athens, Georgia and am looking for a property management company to help me manage. 

Probably won’t do business with this company in the future.  

using 2 different agents

I would still say 17k total is high, if you want some other companies to call, DM me would be happy to provide some to shop the quote