When you purchase a home "subject to" the existing financing, that is when a mortgage stays in the sellers name.

You are pulling strong equity out of an existing property to invest very far away, for the first time, and with limited to no contacts in the area.

It is one reason JADUs are often pulled for the RE sale- JADU must come from existing permitted space.  

Vancouver promotes water conservation, so including water-efficient fixtures could be a selling point.Remember, while these additions can add significant value, the exact ROI will depend on your local real estate submarket, the quality of the work, and how well the new spaces integrate with your existing home layout.Please reach out, I can help you with the funding of the project.Regards,Jackson

I've noticed a number of SF posts and they have been split between 1) I want to tap my existing equity for investing or 2) Need the cash. 

Lol my last comment still stands that I'm sad for how close minded you are to think that my experiences simply can't exist, and you're the only correct person in the world...

You make him an offer subject to his existing (hopefully) low interest loan.  

That will give me peace of mind, especially since I am self-managing with a demanding primary career that is not in RE.

I sell real estate to STR investors in a beach market, and one of the main strategies I tell them about (and that I also use myself) is to have a new 4-point inspection and a new wind mitigation report done periodically and to reshop insurance with a few BROKERS.In Florida, these inspections are only good for 1 and 5 years, respectively, so you MUST get new ones--especially if you have had a new roof, added hurricane clips to an existing roof, or replaced your wiring, HVAC, water heater, etc.Also in FL, insurance companies come and go, so there is no need to stick with the same one and just take it when they try to bend you over and raise your rates. 

If you want to append phone numbers and email addresses to existing databases and Excel sheets you really need to know a lot about how to change records from Excel to comma-delimited files and then how to change the comma-delimited back to Excel.