Contractors or people can give you an idea of what will be needed as well as a rough ball park on pricing as you gauge feasibility. 

Most difficult has been the idea that we are founded on the principles of John Locke for a society that is supposed to lead to ownership and liberty. 

NOTE: That money came from a 1031x that used $30k savings for down payment in a $300k SFR live-in fixer a few years prior, which sold for $600k.

and the low purchase prices often mask major deferred maintenance that can be a surprise - the midwest housing stock is much older than CA, AZ, NV, etc.i'd encourage you to save up for a house hack locally and then house hack while you continue to learn and savegood luck

However, I need to liquidate assets and I'm exploring the idea of selling one or both properties to an investor.

My plan is to make interest payments with savings/income possibly HELOC. 

I have no savings, and our debt to income isn't great right now, but we are making progress.

I have a plumber who made $700k net last year between him and his father, they put all that money either in a high yield savings account or put it back to their business.

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Start saving as much as you can.