"interior/exterior" inspection is pretty broad, so think about what that actually entails.Make sure you check fire suppression equipment (smoke alarms, extinguishers) as tenants love to pull those off the wall and throw them in a drawer. 

The 2 choices for budget equipment appear to be Goodman or ICP brands (related to Carrier)- Heil , Comfortmaker.

A HML will be secured by using the Real Estate as the asset where as a business loan will use stuff like equipment accounts receivable or have it unsecured. 

I would have never thought about getting into buying a car wash, but what attracts me to this situation is that he really knows the ins and outs of mechanically making sure these things run well, and he also can walk in and tell immediately whether the equipment is in good shape/ has been maintainted.

In the markets I'm familiar with rents will be priced by # of BLOCKS to water, not miles, with rents dropping 50% from oceanfront to first tier right across the street and down from there for similarly equipped houses.

But it was brought to my attention and the buyer has proof that the appraiser shared those photos with a member of the public.The appraiser informed his “friend” that the buyer would be selling the HAM radio equipment most likely, not a few hundred dollar’s worth of equipment but several thousand dollar’s worth.

I don't want to pay for a new unit when its nothing but capacitor or a thermostat, or have a short service life capacitor installed so the Tech can get a quick callback for extra work (not all Techs are top notch in diagnosis).If you intend to learn to service your own A/C units on the fly as they go down, I'd say that's probably a rather big learning curve, and will require some specialized equipment and training on how to safely do it.The rent or buy decision aside, it's best to have a couple of experienced reliable A/C techs at your disposal. 

I am looking to lease the land as storage for large equipment or other residential storage (campers, RVs) but don't know how to find market rent land lease rates. 

I forget that everyone has video making equipment in their pocket! 

@Jonathan Orr I would always steer to tilt-up as long as you have the space to bring in heavy equipment to maneuver the panels.