Call me old fashion, but I like being able to somewhat easily get to my properties....Memphis was an experiment.I have since come back to just Oregon.You mention your current property. 

We can spend time visiting properties that seems to have flags, not visit all the properties.Some of this can be done in a DIY fashion for someone inclined to try.

On the surface it looks like a no brainier, trade high interest debt for lower interest debt, save thousands on interest.

I'm trying to figure out how to make a good script so i can get all the information i need , while building good rapport.In a timely fashion.   

On its surface, my plan seems fairly simple, but I'm not sure if the properties I am looking for actually exist.

People use it to pump each other up with enthusiasm, and the commenters urging restraint get shouted down as "negative", "old-fashioned", "narrow-minded", "haters" who are trying to "kill the dream" and who "think there's only one way". 

We need advice on prepping the bare surface so the paint will adhere and not just peel away like we are seeing with the current finish.

Hardwood requires a nailing surface and I doubt joists are sufficient.In attics, I've seen wide pine boards used as the flooring with no subfloor.  

The lead inspector will come in and take samples of the surfaces around windows particularly.

Many of the home owners in the areas that are showing crazy appreciation and growth are old, old fashioned and not technologically "in the now".