Curious if anyone in here has connections in the Lenoir, NC area? Even Hickory or Morganton would probably work.... I don't know many people there but have a few properties. Have worked and worked to develop some rela...

The big difference would be, with $20MM of cash in hand you will have people fighting for your attention and you will get more deals sent your way quicker than if everyone thought you were a tire-kicker.

I’d rather give up the first X years of cash flow to a private money lender (I.e. your dad) for the down payment then get into a fight over thanksgiving dinner about how to run my rental business. 

@Julia RockwellJust look at ALL of the negative factors that led you to this place:"felt some pressure since my apartment lease was expiring"Want to be near downtown and nothing on MLS near downtownCompetition with all-cash buyersCompetition with someone looking at it at the same timeNot given "much time to think about" it"I definitely felt a lot of pressure""swayed by the location""fear of losing"All of these things are common stressors which trigger a fight or flight response in your amygdala.

I agree with you that she probably wouldn't fight it, but I'm not overly confident in the verbiage of this lease agreementI think at this point I'm just going to let her be (i.e.

Have a borrower who has been fighting foreclosure for 12 months.

Any way to try to fight this that you know of?

Some investments are capable of distributing cash flow along the way and some will require you wait till the asset is sold before you get your share.

My wife is a stay at home mom and very hands on and very capable of managing the project. b)  I'm looking for deals around 75-100k, put 50k in them, and t hen sell for 175k-200k.b)  I have multiple small IRA but none of them by themselves large enough to do the entire deal. 

As @Tom S. said, but lets figure out your current financing capabilities?