I strongly suggest you read the bigger pockets beginners guide as it covers all of the basics of financing, and the more crazy and creative methods are discussed in multiple podcasts, Blogs, and forum posts.

Read the forums and blogs.

After talking to a few local banks to where the property is, TD Bank seems to be the one we are leaning towards.I am sort of facilitating the process for her, being that she's older and retired, she doesn't want to be bothered/inconvenienced too much with paperwork, etc.I read on another blog that there is a TON of back and forth, which I can see to be very annoying to her.

https://www.firstoptiononline.com/blog/fha-buyers-given-a-compettive-edge-against-cash-investors/?

I love bigger pockets and read the blog post constantly.

If you search "list source criteria" you can find a lot of forum posts and blogs discussing details.

Thanks @Curt Smith Hi @Ted Chan I'd conserve cash and look to buy with as little cash as possible on sub2.Here is a primer on Sub2 http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/3/blog_posts/32276-sub2-training---01---introduction Making up back payments and learning rights of redemption in Oregon is not easy.

I have been listening and learning with the podcasts, supplementing with books and blogs.

I remember reading either J Scott's blogs or one of his books and for the longest time he focused on a tiny suburb of Atlanta and just bought up everything in that one small area.

A lot of this information can be found relatively easy, and your real estate agent (if you selected on correctly.. you want one who owns their own rental properties) can be a great help.I do cover a lot of topics on my blog, www.intendhomes.com, but there is a lot of good resources here as well.