It also makes you look stronger in underwriting and for the approval for more investment purchases. 

All of my family is still there and I’ve still got a ton of ties. 

With real estate, investments, and lending- all fields closely tied to construction- Gator Lending has provided me with structured, in-depth training, covering everything from legal intricacies of corporate structures to real estate finance law and SEC regulations.

(Costly but will eliminate need of gas bill, can tie into electric).The money I see is in the expansion over the next 2 years. 10 more units, 14 storage units, and on site laundry(already plumbed).

So to automate that, you can use Zapier to either tie it in to your PMS, or tie it in to any email address where you get a notice that you got a booking.  

The more good real estate debt that you can get into that is tied to good rents that pay it down the better.

Sounds like you might be better off to cut your ties to this one sooner than later. 

At this point I still have $25k tied up in the property.

Just ties us together for those homes, and you are a free agent to buy other homes on your own if you want to do that.You just need to find the right agent who is a valuable member of your investment team. 

then when something similar to something you have seen comes up, you'll have a much stronger idea of whether it might pan out or not.and - would walking the properties give you more info than you would get from an experienced contractor or inspector?