I personally find that half the battle is just getting myself to write down & track progress

Personally, I wouldn’t invest in a market where appreciation averages only 2%.

Personally see these laws sweeping the nation.. 

Not sure how their program works but I've seen this personally a dozen times with the key part the insured not being aware...

You can stack your personal 50%s up for separate ventures while still knocking out deals without your own capital2) Read Raising Private Capital by Matt Faircloth3) One LLC with the S Corp designation to pay yourself a reasonable salary from the flip profits.

The key is to identify personal property from real property.

Generally there are multiple units for each "zone" if you will when I've seen them installed.Regarding your problem at hand, I personally would simply adjust your plan to move and make your initial plan to get the current issues resolved, while costly now, in the long run holding onto the unit will likely pay off. 

To Sum it up, its a good idea if you can exceed the cost of capital (higher rate than your cost of debt) with what you earn on your heloc/debt you pull out and invest.The question is how much gains above is enough to substantiate the risk of your variable interest rate, well thats up to your personal investing criteria.

If a person has to ask, at all, I STRONGLY advise to use a PM service for tenant placement. 

Focus on the numbers and the goals, not personal feelings.