I just closed on one for that last week and it appraised.Under contract at 223k with seller paying 5k in closing.The property needs 20k in repairs. 

They're pressuring their investor-clients to pay for their sins with change orders and/or escalations, or escalations disguised as change orders.

my condolences on your recent lost.there are a few ways you can do this, as mentioned above you can take a heloc on your primary residence which will give you a second mortgage, first mortgage payment wont be impacted. you can do cash out refinance which will give you one mortgage and payment. it will pay the old mortgage and give you money in your pocket to pay for the rehab.or you can do a renovation refinance which is similar to cash out refinance but we would contractor involved  as part of the refinancing and they are paid through the loan

Plus, it integrates seamlessly with accounting tools like QuickBooks, making bookkeeping much more straightforward.Whichever account you choose, look for one with no monthly fees, online banking, and features like automatic bill pay.

To confirm, did they pay timely and what kind of condition the property was left in. 

Or I'm missing something - followed threads about the conversation from different folk, though.I wanted to get to visit Niagara Falls - Canada side for the week of Christmas to New Year and been looking at the hotels.

The way I see it as a wholesaler is that my buyers are people who I am striving to buy one day so I pay close attention when they tell me something.

I decided to buy the property from my grandfather using a gift of equity, which allowed me to take over ownership without having to come up with the full down payment and pay for the tax lien and his closing costs.

Used funds to pay other debt off plus out cash in the side.  

there are so many threads on BP from folks in NYC or CA or DC who bought a property in a "low cost" market and immediately regretted it:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/963/topics/1195280-expe...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1160450-run-i...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1137397-balti...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/1010977-12-00...i provide this information not to discourage you, but so that you can learn from what they did without making the same mistakes.