I got you covered on the tri tip haha... santa maria style or bust.

@Maria G.

My purchase prior to this one was a distressed property from an older widow who was relieved to sell as she could not afford to fix and sell or rent. 

Almost 5 years ago, I was approched by a widow about buying rental properties that she and her husband owned.

That's why 95% of millionaire households in the USA, according the IRS, are either headed up by a married couple or a widow/widower.

@Maria T Carrillo @Alex Bekeza can help you out

With all the repairs there's no way they're getting a mortgage on this place and its heir property that the widow owns with her kids, so she doesn't want to owner finance (trust me, I checked all the boxes to try to make this deal work).

If I were you, I would learn all sorts of things about personal finance and real estate investing, sure, but I would spend a lot of quality time (and money) on furthering my education and having a social life that includes going out on a lot of dates.Here's my reasoning: if you look at all the millionaire households in the USA, as of 2009 95% of them are headed up by a married couple or widow/widower.

@Maria G.Totally depends what you want to do.

"single mom and her one son"...widow, etc) are even remotely part of your thought processes when screening tenants.