The front needed some work and I wanted to know.......how do I do that in a way that renter proof and is not qoing to require me to go out there all the time to water.

Send them a bill for the situation and if they don't pay tell them your sending the invoice to a collection agency that will call them constantly till they pay. 

From what I gather, and correct me if I'm wrong, the HM lender puts up 95-98% LTC, has the borrower puts up the remainder and instead of charging points and monthly interest the HM lender collect 50% of the profits. 

Honestly, if the lien is attached to the property you're trying to buy, it can only be cleared by being paid off or getting proof that it's already paid off.

Yeah, I have a buyer who can show proof.

I would like to use my duplex as proof that I can use to expand my real estate business.

Im not sure the terminology but even if the rental homes do not generate a profit as long as they are covering mortgage and other costs by the rental income so that within 20-25 years everything will be paid off and I can collect the rent on all the properties as income for retirement down the road.

I'm also planning on just trying to absorb as much as i can from the collective mind of the BiggerPockets forums.

I would much rather, every single day rather, collect 8-12% interest on a well secured note in my backyard than own a house in a market a thousand miles away that is full of other investors all hoping to collect a rent check.

I realize that you probably live remotely from your new investment, but if you can invest some time in showing the property to some potential tenants and screening them, you should be able to fill the lease and collect rent remotely.