Are they on track with current dues levels and reserves to meet the capital improvements required?

If you are trying to improve your sales skills, Grant Cardone book Sell or Be Sold is good.

All you can do is go in and inspect the place, but to what productive end if the previous owner still has access? 

Some people have shoddy credit, some people only focus on the 3.5% down payment (as opposed to the 3-5% down payment for conventional available right now), some people simply don't know and think FHA is the only way to go, some people do not have access to conventional financing for various reasons. 

Either way, it may not result in an overall vast improvement to your cash flow or savings. 

My question in the class was, how they define “investment” in the property, if they refer to just the mortgage principal, or if it includes any improvements done inside the unit. 

The last photo is very cloudy, the AQI is improving much better around 45-80.

I am definitely going to make improvement renovations to the properties while I am there to increase the value.

Even if you're planning on doing repairs, showings, leases, and all that jazz yourself, deployments are a thing and you'll want to have access to folks who can take care of things while you're away if they pop up. 

But I’m keeping positive, it sounds like it is likely that I can lock in the rate and receive some sort of adjustment if / when my credit FICO score improves prior to drawdown date.