The roommate dynamics can turn in a hurry if they are on top of each other all the time. 

Toss in the family dynamics here and it gets even worse.

A Gantt chart would definitely help me with some visual clarity.

What a dynamic time to be engaged in real estate and property management 

A lot of things to consider; you need to make sure you have identified a market that suits you, understand its dynamic (net migration, economy, Crime etc...) and then have your criteria fully defined: What type of property, size, what is your business model, what perfs you want, how you are going to structure the deal (JV, Syndication)?

I would probably run a solar powered lamppost where the stump has been ground -adding visual separation between the drive and walkway. 

Refinancing typically falls in two buckets. 1) Refinancing as foreign investor - Typically, I have seen foreign investors can get 60% LTV. 2) Refinancing as foreign investor with local partner - In this case you can refinance up to 80% LTV and typically can find better rates as local partner is a resident of the state and may get better financing terms than foreign investors again in the second case you have the dynamics of partnership and giving equity but at the same time you would have boots on the ground ed. 

I can do email marketing but PS lakes the key feature called dynamic data. 

Lending is such a dynamic space right now that changes on a daily basis. 

.#3  You may want them to go do a quick visual inspection of the house before you make your offer....they may be able to keep you out of trouble before you even get started.#4 They can provide you comps for both the purchase and rents, and perhaps verify rents for you of current tenants.#5  They may be able to provide location expertise and inside knowledge of the area for you....the good, the bad, the ugly.