Have a salon with a water heater that was installed around three months ago, and the tenant has complained that it's having issues heating the water; I suspect it may be an electrical issue with the system. 

For new prospective investors who have more money than time, I think this might be a better first investment than trying to be an out-of-state landlord.You do all of your vetting upfront—of the operator, the asset, the loan, and the area.

I bought it sight unseen as I viewed it as a small development project, did my due diligence up front and didn’t really care about the state of the house.There were 5 offers on the property to which I ended up knowing a few of the other bidders.

The more properties and equity you use, the bigger your line of credit can be.I let mine go a few years ago.

... as I own my RE portfolio via my single member LLC is there a process that I can setup wherein the event of my death that LLC passes to my designated individual along with the assets owned by my LLC? 

You can find it at the top of your screen under “Pick Markets” and use either the market finder tool or the spreadsheet.

Now some states like Ohio once the props go up the vast majority will sell. so depends on the state and jurisdiction..

Any advice on working with tech employers for placing rentals for 30-day stays / MTRs for corporate housing in the Bay Area?

Lender has risk if as @Chris Seveney mentioned buyer puts a second behind your first  this causes the first lender to have to go through a full foreclosure to remove the second in a default scenario. 

Found the owner and asked if they would like to sell.