I like the process of finding a fixer upper and making it a nice house.Considered rental investments but right now to me and my wife - fixing and improving homes seems more exciting than managing a rental.

Even those who lost their homes through foreclosure or short sales still needed a place to live and desired to stay in the same general areas so they became renters.It is important to consider how the industry/business sectors which employ your target tenant pool are likely to perform during a downturn.

Cash out refi and heloc are not seeming options at this juncture since I just officially started my RE investing business, am self employed (debt/income ratio) and I'm working on improving my FICO scores. 

I tend to acquire multifamily property in markets with a compelling growth story (of course the future is uncertain but it pays to begin in the right direction), improve the property to bump the income in the front side of the investment, then monitor for the optimal exit point.  

At least then I still have control over pulling my capital out if I don't like the performance.  

I will view the interior of the leased unit when we perform the inspection. 

Scenario - Purchase a building for $70,000Initial improvements $25,000New value $145,000Refinance at 75% of $145,000 = $108,750 mortgageThe problem that I am running into is that I am showing an long term asset value of $70,000 + $25,000 = $95,000 but an offsetting long term liability value of $108,750.  

Is anyone aware of an option to just have someone schedule and perform viewings as required?

I'm not sure what capital improvements you can make for $8,400 a year.

Price per acre is good compared to farm land in the U.S. and the return on your investment of $32,500 down payment is probably a better return than some of your mutual funds have performed over a 10 year period.