If you use PEX (which I suggest because it will not busy when it freezes) then after your valve just sleeve it through the concrete and go to your next available "good" threaded fitting and connect it.

I would approach any meetings as "being there to learn" and when you find someone you feel is a good fit, then you can share your position.  

Like the others have mentioned, one problem with being an absentee landlord is showings and moving tenants in and out.Other aspects like marketing, tenant screening and rent collection can be done pretty effectively remotely.The properties I own near me I manage.  

We think you would fit into our parameters. 

So issue is essentially what you were asking access that equity other than selling it and "how to" measure the refi fees & cash in hand vs effect to cash flow & refi fees.I have seen a couple posts asking about using HELOC loans which I guess have less fees but just started researching those but I guess they are lower LTV so might not offer access to as much cash.I guess it all depends on goals and what you want to accomplish...

I would appreciate feedback from investors who has used this medium and the effectiveness of this marketing technique. 

Thanks @Larry Fried and @Jeff GreenbergJeff, to be more specific that (to fit this forum topic as you said), I am looking into 1.

Is it more cost effective to just have a PM take care of this or do they generally charge a premium?

It is entirely different from real estate, but I decided that my life wasn't the right fit for real estate (land lording) at this time.  

The combination of BP information overload, books, Brian Gibson, and deals that don't fit into the wholesale category exposed me to the "terms" side of investing.It's listed on MLS with an agent.