The main highlights: I started investing when was 23 when I purchased two houses at an auction.

@Derreck Wells continuing this cause I think its valuable to highlight this underappreciated liability, especially in New England where so many houses have this exposure.

You or your wife could walk through each unit highlighting the amenities and since you have fireplaces, you should definitely have them lit and show them off.  

Highlights include a chandelier-topped dining room, marble kitchen, indoor-outdoor living room, movie theater and walk-in wine closet with a candy machine outside.

If you prepare and do your due dilligence you should be able to get much more confident around your ability to refinance once you complete your remodel, the article below highlights some of that.

You should ask a local Realtor to send out a flyer to all the agents in your area highlighting the property and mentioning the previous use. 

I only wanted to highlight the fact in 72 hrs, it can be refused with no explanation, even after having signed the contract.

If you feel the need, highlight that you value their relationships as friends and hope that your relationship with them now as their landlord can coexist with your current relationship.

The moment the dollar was untethered from an asset to mark its value (gold), debt became the asset so what Gammon and Kiyosaki are saying is nothing new, but it is highlighted in a market like ours.

Check my article below on roofstock earlier this year that I wrote highlighting the pros of roofstock.