It was a gentleman that wanted to let me know that this was his 3rd time telling me to take him off my list.

This is going to be an ongoing fight for you so I would recommend getting a better deal on the house because eventually as you become more seasoned time is your biggest asset, not money. 6000 for a full replumb is low in my opinion.

The second property is owned by an older gentleman who is spending more and more time in another state taking care of his mother who is in bad health. 

More so if the house is older as you suggested and you can do some work to improve it.

Are you aware of any lenders with a short seasoning period ( no more than 6 months) that will refinance off of the appraised amount and will do a cash out refi? 

But, would love to hear what the seasoned investors think.

Perhaps I'd be better off letting it season for another year...and just use cash on hand now to buy one more house then a couple more next year. 

You can actually cash out refinance before the 6 month seasoning period with the delayed financing exception.

....BTW, when you refi you need to know the seasoning time frame.

I'm going to process now of seeking out Partnerships with passes investor and vetted senior investors that could bring they're seasoned experiences.