If you are in DFW area, do you recommend any meetups that aren't sales/marketing groups disguised as a RE meetup?

Look, we’d all like to search the internet, find a deal for sale, analyze the property as having a great cash flow at current interest rates, with lots of upside potential in a gentrifying market.  

But, the self-sufficiency test for FHA loans can be really difficult in SF, meaning that the market rent from units you will not occupy must be sufficient to pay for the mortgage payment. 

The biggest challenge we faced is the property's proximity to a railroad, which has proven to be an impediment to the sale.

If you did DSCR, 20% down I have a Par rate at 6.375% so you pay broker fee but no points.

paying mgt any landscape/snow/utilities?

So, if your father transfers his ownership to you and you cannot work with your aunt then you can force a sale.

Also, providing value to others at a high level will pay off for you in the end if you stick with it.

If you want good contractors out there quickly , pay their price and pay it quickly . 12 months is too long , we can build a 3000 sq ft house ground up in 3 months . 

There is no seasoning requirement involved since the property isn't a short sale and it isn't someone buying REO from a bank with a seasoning requirement.