So, you're confident that with $15K in repairs, the house is worth $45-55K.

How confident are you on your taxes and insurance figures?

Pretty confident it will sell quick.

He doesn't go above and beyond, but if the garage needs new shingles for instance, he has the capital and I'm confident would not be opposed.

And, having a buyers list brings much more comfort and confidence to the situation.So, Get up, get started, and take action.

Continuous world travel surfing my brains out in third world countries.

There are plenty of ways to get involved and experienced on a salary.Don't forget corporate real estate divisions, Wal-Mart has a real estate division, there are folks that do nothing but travel around locating new store spaces, chain restaurants, auto parts stores, JC Penny, Sears (I know they are closing stores but the staff is still there to do that as well) Hedge Funds, banks, insurance companies.....long list of commercial management positions inside the corporate world. :)

The tenants in this unit have said they will be traveling a bit during the summer so I can have access to the unit to do what needs to be done.How would you guys suggest I tackle this problem?

I began traveling to out of state markets to investigate new markets.

I'd highly recommend it to anyone traveling and/or if your able to rent your place to a traveling party.