I selected Lewiston for the post as I didn't see an Augusta option, but I do work all over the state.It was my family's property management business that brought me to Maine and sparked my interest in and passion for helping investors achieve their goals. 

Make sure you get into a property than can support both options.

I would make sure a bundle of rights for ownership are available individually, per unit of course, then worry about warranty and purchase options.

Creative financing options like seller financing or assuming a low-interest FHA loan can also help you secure better terms.

Talk to the seller, but options are to cancel the sale (and risk losing your deposit), renegotiate to lower the price to allow you to fix the problems or ask them to fix it. 

I do have monthly mortgages to be paid and not having rental income to offset my negative cash flow has been a learning experience and really trying to think of what options I have to have better success at this.

So a loss of about 55k We did a lease to own option so I could immediately take over expenses but keep their primary resident loan and interest rate.We agreed to a deal which would cover all their expenses at closing, their remaining loan balance, and $45,000.

I reviewed about a dozen options.

My two favorite loan options for getting started are the FHA 203k or the Fannie May Home Style. 

Having the VA option is certainly a benefit and we're excited to get started now.