Mainly the panel is in the basement and it would require a ton of work and paying for labor hours + repairs. 

There is low inventory, lower sales volume, and high interest rates, and as a result many people are sitting on the sidelines, either intentionally or forced.

It will pay off. 

You might be surprised, but your rental properties have more in common with dividend-paying stocks than you think!

Next up I'll be exploring what would the seller pay for peace of mind?

It looks good) I stumbled across someone locally who does it, but I'm sure you could find someone there if you or other out-of-town investors like the idea of paying a bit more for that level of security and obtain a remote monitoring source of the exterior of the properties.

Unless the borrower is self employed and takes a lot of expenses to show lower income on their returns then it usually makes sense to pay a couple thousand a year in higher interest (you can pay like 4,000 a year in additional interest for DSCR if you are saving 30+k on your tax bill kind of math lol)

both have 5yr pre pay penalty. 

I just closed today on the sale of the second house and have ended the nightmare!

I am in 2 of his deals and both are not currently paying a return.