This is why the cashflow is lower than normal this year.

We are back to normal.

In 2022, I sold quite a few stock options so my taxes that year were a lot higher than normal years and I was expecting 2023 to go back to what I consider normal. 

The "normal wear and tear" thing confuses me too.

You can pay for your buys with normal loans, FHA, or VA loans.

Tenants are a gamble and so is court but you have a 5 year tenant that paid during covid when courts were closed so I’d give that some credit.  

Normally with distressed sellers there is deferred maintenance which can be expensive.I'm not sure what the square footage is, but new floors and carpet alone for an entire house could easily be 11k, so the price actually isn't all that attractive. 

I personally love rent to own because the landlording is not as extensive as normal rental property.

@Tom Server if the seller is not the one listed in our current tax records, we normally require the documentation that they have the right to sell before we can list it.