Just needs sensors on the doors and windows you want as the trigger and a simple automation to turn AC off if sensors remain open more than X minutes.

We now are reinvested in an appreciating market much closer to home where we have a trusted friend and handyman, and can visit more often.Diligence and patience are needed when there are thousands of eyes on the property you too are looking for, which is why you must be VERY confident to pull the trigger immediately when you see something that fits your criteria in the area you know best.Enjoy your every win... you're in much better shape than many !

Time to pull the trigger and pay to upgrade my BP account I guess. 

Banks are being extremely picky and demanding to know everything about you from the time you were in high school.

This sounds like an extremely specific situation that has all to do with many details.

I am in the early stages of my REI journey – as in, loaded with (probably too much) information and excited to pull the trigger once the right opportunity presents itself!

The added bonus for my specific situation is that my brother is an extremely talented architect that currently "condoizes" properties and creates new buildings in Boston for a firm and would do these drawings for me for pennies on the dollar. 

I have extremely low DTI and it would only get lower incorporating rent for the housing I currently occupy.

@Khoa Nguyen just because an agent is extremely busy doesn't make them the best option for you, most agents know very little about investing and how to actually determine what's a good deal.

I don't really need something until May 2021 and have been fortunate to have found a place until then that is extremely cheap so trying to get a jump start on planning for the future.