There's plenty of content here for free, especially if you are talking about your first personal purchase.

(The contractor is pulling down the lath and plaster, and replacing it with drywall.Who is responsible for the cost of emptying the room contents and putting them back?

@Del Davis you want to look into "virtual wholesaling" there's a lot of content about it on youtube. 

The amount of content available from books and podcasts will help you get familiar with the terminology and concepts of investing. 

I have to acknowledge that this was much easier for me to do than it'd be for you because I had the knowledge and, most importantly, some precious connections on the ground that you don't have.Mind you, when I started, I didn't know about BiggerPockets and there was hardly any content on buying a property in Tulum here anyway.

So much great content on here from the forums to podcasts to the blog. 

There is so much content from industry experts.

This family wants to sell "as-is" including property contents.

Just make sure to consume contents here as much as possible and feel free to ask any questions you may have.

Another great knowledgeable person is John Fedro, if you google his name you should find some very helpful content.