.- Conventional and move there/rent out my primary: Certainly the best option, but a hard no from my S.O.'

Best of luck with your investments!

My Fiance and I are very familiar with the arbitrage model, however the main benefit of the course would be to scale faster than we could alone. 

Upstate New York will generally qualify with standard markets such as Travelers, Nationwide etc... there are a few other property programs that do very well depending on the size.

Also, very excited about show #100!! 

Because concrete is really porous it's very difficult to get everything out of it once it's in - usually you're only breaking down things right at the surface and they tend to bleed back through capillary action (moisture moving through the concrete).

We have seen a few done but the rates were 15%+ and min 5 points which to me is very expensive, but it makes sense due to the risk as most people who need them are in dire straits and are over leveraged. 

I'm a very small-scale landlord renting out a unit in my own duplex.

I'm guessing there are subtleties that I'm hoping someone more experienced can share with me.For example, I got a part-time RE agent (which I've since learned might not be the best idea) from Zillow for a listing I'm about to make an offer on.

But he will still be a very rich man.