I cold call and go direct to the seller and I have a 3 person team that pretty much just calls all day long for me.

Some hotels actually have a condo like structure, where people can own the units, but perhaps are limited on their personal use to only a certain amount of the year - the rest of the year it is in the rental pool managed by the hotel.If numerous room owners stopped paying their bills, you could get tax liens on numerous separately owned units.Hotels are a tough business, an issue I also see come up with them often is that they require refreshes, expensive and relatively often - at least once every 10 years, if not more often. 

The person worked for H&R Block, now works for TurboTax Live and is being honest about their skills: NOT QUALIFIED.

If they've genuinely abandoned, you'll notice their clothing, personal hygiene, and things of value are all gone.

I don't know if they still do it but if memory serves a few years ago TD Bank would do a HELOC on a rental in second position but only if it was titled in someone's personal name. 

It is unlikely that one person will be able to do a good job in every aspect.

If you wanted to fund a portion of the down payment would you suggest a hard money lender, personal loan, etc.?

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No guaranteed way to stop a determined, experienced thief:(Only deterrents that push them to easier jobs.The roof may be a good idea - until they figure out the just need a ladder to get up there and a rope to lower it down. 

By themselves, improvements to property you own are considered to by personal property and not real property.