I self manage all of these properties and think you did excellent with the letter.

In fact, if you can become an excellent long distance investor while you are there making better money then you will be even better positioned to invest when you return to the continental 48 in a few years. 

He does an excellent job explaining each step with real world examples.You will likely be able to refinance your property at 75% of After Repair Value (ARV).

I am using Cozy and Excel.

Excellent platform..

Those are some excellent choices for books.

I have excellent credit, and a good amount of equity in my home.

My credit score is excellent, Would a home equity loan or HELOC be better in this case?

I am too dumb to handle excel beyond Windows '95, lol, so I'm hoping for something that's dummy user friendly (if that's not too much to ask!)

Excellent opportunities.