What type of transaction fees should I be looking to pay and is there a down payment required?

Windows would be my next check-point (less than R1) and then wall insulation: I would not be surprised if they have no insulation inside, but you can do blow-in, which only requires a small hole.A home looses heat in two ways: heat conduction (which you can slow down with insulation) and drafts, which in old houses is usually the biggest culprit.

Interesting, I am an active investor, we also have a team and ask OOS clients almost the opposite: we require them to come to Milwaukee and check out some neighborhoods and houses together in order to make sure we are on the same page.

I just learned this has now become a voluntary requirement for the time being as there is a court order to stop this reporting.

Or if I do, I'm going to require extreme diligence, escrow, and my bid would not be what you want.I aim to buy great locations that are a bit distressed, fix up and manage the property management through my own venues.

Pretty much any regular bank / lender is going to require themselves to be in first position on all the properties... so I don't think a HELOC type solution is going to work across multiple properties with multiple lenders.  

Most lenders typically require a 30% downpayment.

US treasury rates increased ~80 basis points since the beginning of October as polling results started coming in and the increase continued post-election in expectation of high government deficits and sustained inflation (due to tariffs and otherwise). 

When you open a business account the bank is required to gather Beneficial Owner information.

The ability to manage investments requires a desire.