I would start with a written violation and demand they clean up their act or move out.

If you're set on out-of-state investing, you might need to work with a realtor who can act quickly on your behalf, be prepared to make offers sight-unseen (after thorough virtual vetting), have your financing lined up in advance.For your first investment, there's a lot to be said for keeping things simple.

If you think you will need 100k just pull out 100k because like you mentioned you will end up paying more fees to do this 2X.

The 14k lender placed insurance showed up on my HUD during the sale and HouseMax advised I just pay it and get reimbursed afterwards. 

If some happen to line up and you can do a 1031 great.

I'm always up to talk about investing and networking.

Change your buy box to follow this plan  Or size up or value up with less locations or units.4.  

I guess my hang up is that if I’m already using loaned money as a down payment, how will the bank approve another loan on top of the HELOC.  

I recommend starting by tuning in to the BiggerPockets Podcast and attend your local REI meetups to build up a strong network.

Hey Tina I would save up a little more before doing your first flip.