@Christopher Winkler  @Andy Mirza    Over the years or should I say decades this is a constant.but what I do because all of mine are firsts and non are owner occ.and I don't like to hassle the stuff I just make a record of it and when the payoff comes in I add all those charges to the final payoff demand.. as long as they don't get too far out of tolerance and I have to foreclose. 

Once you can get more specific with what your long-term goals/strategies are, the more efficient your investments will be....also, you'll sleep better and be able to more accurately assess where you're at in the investment game!

The area I'm in is very rural and rent doesn't get much higher than that, except for college rentals that can charge $350 per room.

Games like this make me angry. 

If I have this HELOC locked in, is it possible to have another new line against the same primary property?

You will need some skin in the game.

Since there is not enough margin in the buy / sell they are playing games with the repairs.I do not see how these ibuyers will make it trough a down turn.  

I live in Los Angeles too and found it too expensive to invest in. I

For the area I am in, I spoke with my realtor and are confident that the studio would rent for $900-$1100, and if I were to rent the actual house (in a year or so) comparable show it'd rent for $1800-$2000. 

@Lukas ParsonsConsider your end game.