If you do qualify you would basically be refinancing your current Heloc and use the new Heloc to pay it off the original Heloc.

We have not done anything on the land yet because its very far from all our primary residences and does not have basic things like a well paved road and a water source.

Yes, they use basically self showings.

A lender would have to be a fool to lend on collateral that wasn't protected - if the house is lost in a fire or whatever, the loan is unsecured at that point and is basically credit card debt. 

Food in fridge is from April this year and it basically looks like someone was half way through moving out and then something happened and so a bunch of stuff is still in house. specifically one room filled with about 10 burner phones, 3 tvs, personal clothes, mail, kids personal items and bunch of random stuff new with tags, etc etc. he also had pets which was against lease term. one of the rooms was used as a pet room completely destroying carpet and staining walls with urine etc. 

With lower rates (mid 5s) I am expecting prices to jump again in spring, as they have done basically every year for the last 15.

Please note the information provided below is a layman's definition designed to provide a basic understanding for the general audience.

Hey Harrison,I have almost two months or so in this real estate wholesaling journey (which basically makes me a rookie as well) and also graduated from college back in April from computer science, but I can tell you that this industry is much more appealing due to its potential.

Basically put together a list of comparable apartments that are currently available for rent.

What's the basic steps if the house isn't habitable?