(Indy is listed by the Wall Street Journal as a leading national life sciences hub!)

It would blow me away if not a single one of the opener units out there could support the way your garage was designed, a situation that would have taken skill by an evil architect to make a future homeowner's life more miserable.But if it's true about the garage door not being rent ready based on a core design issue, get a couple of different quotes from contractors for redesign where the door can be automated

I don't have anymore time to personally maintain any additional properties with my current work life balance. 

Ask them about their career in real estate, other properties, their life, etc.

Sadly I spent my life making less than good financial decisions.

Distinguish between good debt which earns you more than it costs each month and bad debt, such as credit card debt that sucks your life away. 

If only one life is changed its be worth it.

You want to learn to do X, Y, and Z in real estate well, but far more importantly you want to learn how to do life well.

Just a credit card I pay off in full every month, a car insurance payment (2006 Honda Civic 150k miles), rent & sitting on a 800 credit score.I've pretty much rented my whole life.

Over the life of hte loan, or whatever length you think you will hold the loan, how much will the money cost you?