Who knows, when you get down here you may be happy you have some extra income coming in. 

He calls and tells me "the income to mortgage isn't 1:1 and he is going to have to let the lender know."

At this point, I would recommend having a line of credit to cover these things so you don't have money sitting in the bank doing nothing when it could be put to work.I have 33 units, no debt except for mortgages, and excellent income.

The meeting was mostly passive.

Too many low income apartment buildings near by / vacant buildings. 

It is naturally insulated and it captures passive heat with strategically placed windows.

I could be wrong.What you tell contractors is: if you do not separate labor from materials, then I have to report my ENTIRE payment, L&M, to the IRS as your income, and then it will be up to you to deduct materials from that income on your end. 

The intent of getting a sales agent license is to educate myself in Real Estate and create some additional income.

Additionally, Airbnb income during this period could generate steady cash flow, though market conditions and regulatory risks should be considered.

You have used home equity lines of credit to purchase investment rentals and want to know the best way to pay down the HELOCs.Between the two properties you bought, after expenses, you have $250 a month positive cashflow to use.What I like to do is pay down some principal every month with my positive cashflow.I use my extra active income from real estate commissions helping other investors to pay down the principal even more which just frees up that credit for me to use again.I know I can refinance the HELOC debt before it changes to principal and interest as it is just interest only payments as yours are.One difference is the cashflow, I have greater positive cashflow and could make the principal and interest payment in the future with the extra cashflow I already enjoy.I always get HELOCs on my income properties as well after purchasing them to pull out as much of my downpayment as possible.