When panels are producing, it pumps water from lower tank into upper. 

With $50k, you might be able to get started using an FHA loan, which typically requires a lower down payment, as long as you’re planning to occupy the property.

The lower the loan amount, the higher the origination percentage% is usually, however, as you asked - those items can vary greatly depending on the full scenario.

You could look for a PML (friends or family and offer to pay them interest but lower than what the HELOC is). 

These school districts do not compare to a district like Lower Merion but I believe they are still highly ranked.

And you're right, with our low default rate and the lower price point on 2nds, buying them back is certainly an expense but not a major one.

(You’re paying $500/mo in but if you gave them $X (Say $80k.) it would lower your payment $500/mo.)

I have found lower end W/D more recently have been failing much faster than the higher end names (Samsung, LG, etc). 

There's so much content and so many individuals who push inexperienced investors to take action before they are financially ready while downplaying the risks, particularly those associated with  properties in lower tier neighborhoods.

However, most people attending the event are less than college educated and have lower income.