You can also take our a personal loan up to $50K that "does not" require a property or a lien. 

5k a I don’t mind if it takes a few years, and I’m willing to be as actively involved as needed to achieve my goals.

Are they still collecting rent and taking money that way, or are they billing you? 

The timeline for reconstruction is decades, many will choose not to rebuild or re-take the risk.

It doesn't take long to learn how to spot a good deal.6.

It would take around 5 years to pay off the HELOC by using some of the monthly rental income from two investment properties.

Most people are just too lazy to take advantage of them.

I have worked with some investor that can take down a small full development with that type of down payment. 

I like using these for just this case.Another item to consider is since this is a 2nd floor I wouldn't be that worried since the 1st floor will heat the 2nd floor enough to not allow frozen pipes.I would also talk to an HVAC person because I believe they can also put a device to cycle the heat a few times a day or even put a secondary thermostat in the apt to take care of the minimum issues.I feel for you because otherwise you have a great tenant.

What you can do is get a report what the properties were listed for, on the MLS and take a guess.