I like my properties to be within walking distance to grocery stores and bus lines but also highly value other amenities like proximity to major highways, proximity to schools, etc. 

Im assuming it will be cost prohibitive as well but it's on a main street, then highways, and its such a small house I may get lucky.

@Cody L. appears to have done very well investing in Houston but I point out that RE investors in san Diego have also produced outstanding ROI. 

Historically, coastal So Cal and the San Francisco area have produce outstanding returns for RE investors.  

If you’re an unbelievably outstanding real estate agent (haha!

So I could borrow/refinance say $200,000 more (bringing the outstanding mortgage to $300,000)? 

I've seen them require the buyer pay all outstanding fines. 4) You absolutely can refuse to take responsibility for the tree.

For example, if a lender lent your LLC the money to acquire the asset, if you transfer the asset to your name, from the LLC, the lender has the legal right to call you on your note, thus demanding that you pay the entirety of your outstanding mortgage, upon sale. 

However, Connecticut as a whole is seeing a large population decrease as people are leaving the state to avoid high taxes, and there is fear in the speculation of adding tolls to our highways. 

At the refinance closing a check would be issued to your heloc to pay down the outstanding balance of your HELOC.