If I had ten thousand liquid cash to spend, I'd probably do a house hack two-family and obtain an FHA loan with only 3.5% down. 

Open Floor Plans: The design of these homes features open layouts that feel larger and more spacious than they actually are, making them ideal for entertaining and day-to-day living.8.

@Dakota Williams While it’s nice to improve the ARV and obtain appreciation for when you sell I’ve discovered that most of the time I can’t access that “hidden value” because to refi out the new value would leave the property with negative cash flow.

I do not have a lender right now, and I will need the 12-month rent history as well as various metrics on the property such as insurance quote (which needs property information in order to obtain), existing debt, and purchase price (which would be established while making offers).

Obtaining valid ID and proof of income isn’t hard; for buyer prospects, swap proof of income for a pre-approval letter and/or proof of funds.

I know nothing about ME law specifically but I assume that can be done in accordance with local customs… Either by obtaining a court-certified copy of the original easement and re-recording it with all of the required signatures OR recording a confirmatory deed of easement which spells out the error and corrects it by including everyone who should have signed the original. 

The whole point of sub-to is to obtain title for next to nothing with a great rate while avoiding most closing costs.Pay a premium for an option to keep the seller in title, risk title problems by doing so and then exercise the option just to pay full closing costs with a new crappy rate.

Lately, I've been constantly engaged in phone calls for the past 6 days, trying to obtain the necessary information.

The property value has increased quite a bit since then and i would like to increase it, but i wasn't sure it they would entertain it being that its an investment now and not my primary home.  

You can obtain up to 90% LCTV for your main primary house that you are living or 80-85% for your investment properties.