Glad to hear that you are using Equity Trust already as they happen to be our official partner for self directed IRAs. :) It sounds like you are looking for a specific investment opportunity? 

Good cash flow and equity upon completion.

I'm totally good with some sweat equity but I'm not in a position to do Roof, siding, structural repairs and such.

I joined Pace Morby's Subto and Gator communities and worked on a Subto low equity acquisitions team, where I learned as much as I could and closed on my first few deals. 

With your considerable experience and, I'm assuming, strong credit score, you would be well-positioned to receive high leverage and low rates from most private lenders.

Although I’m guessing most people in this position would use Wordpress or something more customizable.

If you're willing and able, I do recommend the "house hacking" strategy which is just a fancy name for buying a rental property and living in one of the units, because you'll get very favorable financing - an owner-occupied fixed-rate 30-year mortgage.I'd also say, analyze that property as if you won't live there and it's a pure rental, and make sure the property is still cash flow positive if there's a tenant in your unit because then you'll know if it's actually a good investment.And when you analyze it, include payment of a property manager in your #s because if you don't, and doing so would make it go cash flow negative, then you've just bought yourself a job because you literally can't step away from managing it without losing money.

They were not in a position to budge as much as I had liked.

Do they not have any equity?

Whom would I have to speak to about helping me understand what ''using the equity in your business'' means?