Also if it's more than  a 1 unit building it would need to have separate meters for ease of billing for gas & elec. 

When I work with landlords around here I often run into tension when I tell people the owners "are not participating in the section 8 program at this time" and then I have people trying to tell me that the owners HAVE TO accept section 8.  

And also for a newbie, what does the cash out / HELOC / refinance ease look like for me?

So far I like the Solo 401k from an asset protection perspective as well as ease of use.

He mentioned that he wants to make sure the bank gets paid and to put his mind at ease I offered the Land Contract.

Assurance and ease of closing increases confidence to pursue deals..10 days or less, ideal...

@John Thedford- Thanks for the insight - what would put a HML more at ease given the difficulties?  

I think most people would be quite at ease with their loan only being at about 20% to 25% of loan value.

this will either put you at ease or cause you to lose sleep.  

So I stayed in the construction business where I felt more at ease.