(So unless they sell for much more than they paid they will only get a small percent of their down back, especially after selling costs,) but you did say they were getting a discount.

Tell them the new furnace is much more efficient, so they will save on their electric bill down the road...and they didn't complain about the 'high' electric bill before, so they didn't think it was a problem.

do not use a line of credit for a down payment. 

I also think that investing remotely is something I would do after locking down my local strategy.

Laguna is a great area I have some good friends down there if you need some references. 

Haha, doesn't mean I can't be convinced to head in that direction though. 

(even when I had no money and no way to take it down alone.)

DSCR loans are based off of down payment, credit score and either actual or market rents so it helps to supercharge an investor's real estate goals and net worth.

I’m a fan of harvesting the equity to buy more and more cash flowing properties with zero out of pocket cash for down payments.

Even after all of my efforts to get better communication I'm still tracking information down and STILL managing my manager.