@Patrick Martone, Atlanta and its many surrounding areas still has a lot (may be a stretch) of multi family inventory that generates quality cash flow.

Only thing is, on the property there are a lot of trees where the base of the tree starts on public property (City's Property) that stretches over to the investment property.

I am just taking the slant of how an investor looks at these deals.. as I have been working with investment funds and investor for many decades... so I kind of have a pulse on how the majority thinks about these deals.. and as such again my personal opinion is buy and hold is not that difficult to do by any stretch so the value proposition from the work partner is not that valuable given a mere 10% return on 100% investment into the deal.. just is not in the real world of attracting a capital in any appreciable amount.. 

If right now you would just squeak by to get the FHA loan I think stretching to buy a 30k home in cash will probably disqualify you from qualifing for the loan.Beat to hell 30K SFR are here now and will still be here next year, the year after next,  and the year after that year etc....Save up, get the FHA loan 1st then go from there.

Near the end of the year I'll be in a position to buy with a conservative budget of 175k and more of a stretch at 225k. 

Also no short is going to be done within a timely manner and minimal delays....they are going to stretch on for long periods of time, and be very complicated to navigate.

So it's just a matter of your DOM data & potentially stretching it out to close on day 91Regarding not being able to even list it- We've had properties w/ the 90 day deed restriction & listed it before 90 days.  

Your dream can quickly turn into a nightmare if you're stretched financially 

I've been working with MTD properties overall their rates are ok but their systems and contractors are not good and they are way over stretched in terms of people to the number of properties managed.  

Tenants in place may make that $25k stretch a little further.Does it need significant repairs?