That’s the lowest hanging fruit in my opinion. leverage the lenders money and have great cash on cash returns… move out after a year and then repeat the process.

(gross rents $4900; 8% PM; mortgage+insur+taxes = $3600/mo).

My brother had access to the other $160K but ultimately purchased a 4-plex two months later using his own money instead.Currently, its written that if my brother doesn't use the funds then he gets 160k value from the estate extra, as I used my half already but then my dad suggested a 2% annual appreciation on that amount seems fair on the 160k for him, and now he believes it should match his home’s appreciation, which is roughly 5% per year.

Hi Kam 👋 There’s so many ways to make money in real estate and they all have their pros and cons.

You will want to fully understand the tax reporting burden you will face. 

Alternatively, I could explore hard money lenders.

People pay a lot of money for advertising, so here is your chance to gain valuable "real estate" for free (or for the cost of a sign).

Spend the money for peace of mind now.Also, make sure you're getting paid for the risk you're taking on with the foundation issues.

Preforeclosure owner finance wrap, paid off the default payments and taxes with cash and assumed the owners loan.

It is also been my experience and observation that there are people that have money and quite a bit that do not advertise the fact..