And we slow rolled those into better properties each time until we were finally able to pay cash for the last couple. 

I've been managing for 15 years and have helped a couple owners change/expand their portfolio. 

Contact a couple contractors to see what the cost would be to add the addition.

We are solely working on assisted living:- Buying homes and leasing them at higher than market rates to these business operators- Purchasing existing businesses with the real estate- Developing / building newFor us, the business makes the real estate cash flow, we can create a massive impact, and the demand outpaces supply and will continue to be that way for the next couple decades.

Perhaps you could share your LinkedIn profile showing your business background, or even photos of yourself at land investing meetups or events you've attended as an independent investor?

It's also a couple days work.

I do have a couple that had appliances already but I don't warrant them in the lease.  

I've had a couple of elderly vets who considered allowing the buyers to assume the loan, but this is rare.

I don't personally have tens of thousands in cash on hand for larger down payments (I do though in my TSP/401k), but my dad will have maybe a couple hundred thousand after the sale of his house soon.

I used to live in Peoria & attended GCC.