If the tenant will not grant access, your state certainly has laws on the books that provide the seller with the ability to post a notice in the door and come with law enforcement ad a locksmith to gain access.

also looking for mentorship if anyone could offer up some insight for this newbie. thank you all.

If this is your primary residence and you live in it for 2 years you avoid yet another charge: capital gains tax (probably 15% in your situation - another 15k).

City planning had lots of insight and a 'bigger picture'.

If not, I'll still probably gain valuable knowledge for my investing purposes. 

I don't want to sell (property has huge capital gains and no loan) so my next option is to put a loan on it and use the proceeds for the intl purchase.

Some might think it best to wait until the market dips again to buy, or maybe look in other areas... but I am very motivated to get involved, gain more experience, and build additional capital right here in my own backyard so that when it does drop I am even more poised to act. 

Thanks for the insight

I understand what the standard down payment percentages are for jumbo loans for a given credit score, but does anyone have any insight or advice on who or what I should consider next?

Currently, looking to grow my company exponentially and gain connections and the only way to do that is to be a positive influence in the world so that way you stick out and gain recognition.