<p>One way it could be helpful to ‘cash out’</p>
<p>If you take cash/investment $ and pay off/down your mortgage on your primary home, you could reduce your assets. That only helps if you have assets above the protection amount AND if your income is low enough that you would still qualify for aid. If you liquidate your assets about the protection and then get packages with all loans, then you may be taking out a HELOC ;)</p>