I am imagining a worst case scenario where we come to the closing table ready to purchase the property and the investor has cold feet and withdraws the money from escrow and we are stuck losing our deposit.4.

Heat is a big deal in the cold upstate region, and by including it I'm trying to ensure no frozen pipes and protect my investment.  

We are extremely interested in moving forward with real estate investing and know we need the right players on our team!  

It seems to only drill down to the county level, and obviously there can be EXTREME variation between different parts of a county. rentometer.com is much more location specific.

We have lots of minor repairs; leaky faucet, outdoor light that does not work, closet doors that need to be replaced, crossed hot and cold water lines for shower in the old place and in the new place we need new lights, fans, floors, vanity, etc.

In some instances if it is cold enough for long enough, pipes are going to freeze no matter what with no fault of the tenant or PM because the owner chooses not to spend money on more or better insulation.

So I've read some forum post about cold-calling, but being new to this I wanted some help.

Just start cold calling banks and asking if they offer HELOC?

If you are looking for extra energy every day and am not a morning person at all—like me, take cold showers every morning.

I extremely motivated about real estate investing and believe it's just matter of time to crack code to take the next step and do my first deal.