. - One possible solution would be to keep the existing boiler/baseboard system for backup and/or use in extreme cold (possibly triggered by an outside temperature sensor).

So pulling the trigger is an important part of the process and why many never even get started.

Get off the sidelines and pull the trigger, don't get caught in analysis paralysis.

But I am ready to pull the trigger on a deal so if anyone out there can help, I would really appreciate it. 

Brandon Turner agreed to 12% interest and 12 points on his first flip...but it got his foot in the door, so weigh the pros and cons once you get some idea of what rates/terms you are looking at.As for your second question....you always want to have money ready to deploy when you contact sellers, mainly because if the deal is good enough, you need to be ready to pull the trigger immediately or you will lose every solid deal to flippers with cash in hand. 

There are a number of real estate "investors" that want to invest but will never pull the trigger on a property.

By that time, the taxes have already been triggered, and any transfer of money from the LLC to you ("paying yourself") has no meaning for taxes.From here, you can complicate things if your life is too simple and too stress-free.You can treat yourself as an employee and start formally paying yourself, with paychecks and all that.

Just remember that whomever brings your the deal that you pull the trigger on, should get the commission. 

I then matured to buy a new investment property every time I PCS'd, but not necessarily at the next duty station, the move was just the trigger. 

Very excited but want to really make sure I cover all the bases I need to before I pull the trigger.