What type of properties are you trying to acquire? 

Horton, Lennar, Pulte, and NVR, plus BTR funds and REITs, are aggressively acquiring finished lots.💰 Financing is available—10% rates, $10MM+ loans, and builder deposits covering 10-15%—so how are you structuring your deals to minimize out-of-pocket costs and secure takeout contracts?

From my experience working with over 400 investors, financing your first deal with minimal out-of-pocket expenses is entirely possible, you just need the right strategy.

Now, the TLDR version of my previous post:"Exit Strategy" is a big word for what I am trying to do: acquiring a modest home in rural Arizona at a cost of:1) About $15,000 in cash.2) Tying up another $200,000 four nearly four years at very low interest rate return.

So, it's still NOT a good idea to try to invest by zip codes - which are too big in our opinion/experience.

Does anyone have any leads or insight on how I might be able to acquire both properties? 

With this amount of cash and a mall that has a movie theater, you must be a minor LP in a much larger project.Usually there is a round of investing just to acquire the land.

Due to the nature of a fund model, the projections we shared with our investors, changes in the post-pandemic market, and the fact that a significant portion of the returns to our shareholders are realized as the facilities become stabilized and begin to churn out cash, high cash-on-cash returns during the first year of this fund – designed to acquire troubled, turn around assets – did not result.

The experience seemed very scammish  Yep.She is one of the most unprofessional people in any business yet alone real estate.

When you specifically mentioned STR experience and the possibility of something with some added "personal value" bells started going off.