Knowing your current state comps is a great place to start and a real estate agent can help pull those figures quickly. 

Currently, all my finances are done in Canada (Canadian credit score, no LLC, Canadian bank acc, etc.). 4th point, would that be threw conventional financing?

Heck, I was nervous on one of my most recent purchases because it was my biggest ever - and I've done over 100 transactions.Your current house is probable a Class A property - which is the easiest to manage. 

We're currently living in Idaho so attendance will be difficult in the near future but we'll have to plan a trip to Sac or make sure to attend a meeting when we move! 

Larimer: Bit gritty there still currently but right beside very high priced neighborhoods and commercial business district of East Liberty/Bakery Square so could see it turning sooner rather than later would not be surprised. 

Blanket notes are not de-duplicated currently when they are recorded against multiple parcels.Blanket notes are detected, but aggregating them is currently a challenge that has not been solved to our satisfaction.

Do you recommend repairing the current siding & painting as the alternative?

I currently own (and property manages) one investment property (2 family rental).

The equity is actually what you are paying for the property.In this case let's look at the numbers that count,...the current numbers.You have about $500k or more in equity, which is buying you a property that's worth about $700k (I went with the lower PV. 

However, passive loss limitations apply—if your AGI exceeds $150K, you may not be able to deduct the full loss in the current year but can carry it forward to offset future passive income.Future Considerations: If the property generates taxable income in later years, Kansas allows a credit for taxes paid to Missouri, but since you’re reporting a loss, this doesn’t apply.