They’re very energy efficient.

Efficient and no nonsense. 

I learned something from your comments that I hadn't seriously considered before:  The multi-year lease I think is GREAT for turnkeys AND for a newer investor who has a full-time job and a family to support may not have the time, energy, resources, or knowldedge to start from the ground up on with out-of-state real estate investment, I can totally see how turn-key can be super convenient and VERY attractive. 

I’ve always loved the energy I felt there.

Are you wanting to get in shape to run a marathon, compete as a body builder, be more flexible, lose weight, have more energy to play with your kids?

Show me that you'll have to go in and do some work to make it code efficient. 

Is there a more effective/efficient route of utilizing his $100k?

If they choose to sit at home and eat the candy given them by their parents then they will not need to exert any energy at all and they will have some candy immediately at their fingertips.

Though many in your inner circle outside of this community may think you are wasting time, energy and money on real estate because everybody knows somebody who has tried it and failed, this site holds a great support system that will help keep you focused and look at scenarios you may not see. 5.

Systems are more about creating scale and efficiency, but they don't matter if you're not generating revenue and profit!