And I bet they have to stay in touch on their vacation.   

@Jeff S.Of the 5 you have listed, I would say 4 and 5 are a better bet on getting cost.Don't quote me on this but...I've had a few appraisals/inspections from my previous buys and can't honestly remember if I saw in one of those documents (maybe the inspection) where it was indicated the remaining life of say HVAC.With that said, you can always take a picture of the system (HVAC, W/H) serial# to get the year it was manufactured.

I would bet that the other markets are the same.

I guess your best bet is to list it for rental and hope you get a decent cashflow but with those numbers I see it difficult.

However, I was told that prior appraisal of a property is kept confidential and is not shared with anyone.Thanks 

I know it won't be easy, nor will it happen overnight, but with the help of places like this I'm confident I can get it done.I live in the Texas Hill Country near San Antonio, I've been here for almost three years now relocating from San Diego, California. 

Then, I imagine I'll pull out the equity of the investment property to pay off and free up the HELOC funds.That's one way to go, but you would have to wait/bet on appreciation of the investment property in order to do that.

I'll bet as you get better at analyzing rehab costs and risks you'll start finding more efficiently.

I guess I kinda want to hedge my bet and not ending up making nothing on a deal.Thanks for the information Dominic.Hope to find someone that has experience and wanting to build a long term relation.

Thank You@Brandyn Dietman : Please send me a private message with more confidential details.