The goal is enough residual income to leave our current careers and invest full time 

And if they haven't taken a shine to you, they may relish saying: sorry, it doesn't appraise at our MINIMUM loan level!

. $89dollars at home depot plus1hr for a handyman is way cheaper than turnover costs if they decide to leave because they feel unsafe.

I have friends who are have been commercial bankers  at FDIC chartered banks public and private for decades who are leaving because they cannot push loans through. 

Leave the existing and "encase" it. 

My tenant owes me  several  months of rent, FINALLY he  has stated he have moved but did not leave keys and have left a lot of personal property. 

The downside is they might try to retrade you later if they subsequently realize that they gave up too much, or might not even be able to perform on the acquisition, leaving you holding an empty bag. 

Successful people prioritize the big payoffs and most rewarding tasks first, leaving the less significant ones last.

So if you buy even a 550k to 600k house, you'll have roughly the same mortgage if you use some of your profits from your house to buy it down and that will then leave you with 300k to 400k to invest in other properties.But if you're going to turn around and buy another 850k house, then stay where you're at and get a heloc on your house and use that money to invest in more real estate.To me, it all comes down to - if you sell, what price point will you be looking at for buying your next home?

Their lease technically ends on Sep 30, 2018 and I was given verbal notice today that they will be leaving when their lease ends.