There were some other issues with the building as well so we decided to cancel the contract and fly home.

Would you recommend sending out mailers to a demographic like this once I decide one or cold calling them?

This option can allow your property to cash flow at a higher rate because the monthly payment would be cheaper than if you were to have a conventional loan; then once rates come back down you can decide to refinance on to the traditional 30 year fixed.They require much less for pre-approval and look more into the asset that you're looking to purchase than they do things like credit score.I hope this helps!

I decided to end the tenancy of one of the tenants. 

I recently decided I wanted to figure out a way where investing passively, truly passively, is possible  being a non-accredited regular gal!

I would love to be able to see your place sometime to see how you decided to go about your renovations.

When they demoed it for me it looked so easy to use and understand, the software was the main reason I decided to take the leap. 

Theoretically, I should be able to collect the funds from the deal, should my family member decide to go through with the deal.

You always want the best numbers to be the last deciding factor not the first.

I also actively invest in real estate myself, and I talk with investors regularly about how they evaluate deals.Out of curiosity, what key metrics do you use to decide whether a deal is worth pursuing?