What i feel deep down in my heart and what i have a passion for is fix and flipping.

Those range from 130-160K and would be pretty affordable, especially if you could buy it as a primary residence, and they would make great short term rentals being right in the heart of downtown.

Mom is an investor in heart, so she's been eager to get into real estate.

If they poor their heart out about what they are going through then you have your motivated seller, the question will be, how motivated are they? 

I know in my heart its not a deal but was just wondering if there was some way to get the house for 70k.

Then there are all the newbies who may have a good heart, but got told they could make money in real estate with no money down, and just don't have the experience or resources to really do it right. 

You assume you will sell for full priceYou'll have closing costs on the sale, as well as the purchaseUnlikely you'll get money for only 8% interest, 90 daysNo insurance or property taxes during holding period$8k, 5% can disappear in a heart beat

“I [heart] normal”.

Unless you have a heart of stone they will drive you to bankruptcy.Most people think they are tough but no one is a tough as a low income landlord.

I am new to real estate and would like to find someone to teach me a little. Now I'm not asking for a hand out I'd be willing to do odd jobs from time to time ( I can do minor electrical work ). Looking for someone on...