So naturally she is confused (I read this by coincidence). 

@Tyler Bushey nice try, those of us with oil are often a mile or miles from natural gas and propane is $$$ and even if you had gas if  you have one boiler it doesn't solve the problem. 

Then when you have some sort of portfolio and your face and name goes around, you naturally will attract people who will want to work with you.

My bet on the next twist is the death turning out not to be natural causes.

This means 20-25% for a down payment, and it has to be your money that you're using (verifiably in an account that belongs to you).Though there are programs that lend up to 90/100 to first-time investors, those programs usually don't work in Maine due to the rural nature.

(I don’t do STR deals so my comments are more about long term buy and hold residential RE.)Data by its nature is historical - it’s a lagging indicator. 4 years ago the Southeast was the place to be.

. 🧐  My son is a natural entrepreneur.  

I've read many other forum posts explaining how natural appreciation in Scranton is very slow but will cash flow nicely in the right area.

We can discuss the finances on this purchase (I will be up close to $1m on this after this rehab from 3 sources: 1) purchased below retail 2) value add 3) natural appreciation).  

Flipping or rental properties seem like a natural fit for you.