I wouldn't be opposed to having a little skin in the game (closing costs, inspections, etc) I would be living there paying market rent and doing the improvements myself.

There was something in it for both of us.You have to find some sort of common ground or gain a lot of trust to show how serious you are about this.

And you can also buy them when they're beaten down and underpriced due to market overreactions like currently, due to rapid rise in US 10yr rate.I've read and watched multiple Good Egg offerings and they are typical of many feeder funds and to be fair like many primary GP/syndicators as well for both taking on unnecessary risks and also charging confiscatory fees, as #1 they have no skin in the game and #2 they get a big cut up front whether project fails or not, find GPs that are investing >10-15% of their own cash into every deal.good luck and sorry this happenedlooks like they are a fund of funds setting up crowdfunding to invest in other offerings.

In other words, they are in some sort of financial situation that is forcing the sale of the home.

Two doors doesn't provide any sort of scale to make the cash flow more predictable. i would think hard if this is really worth your time, money, and effort...please explain the quote about two doors? 

It is quite rural and it is much easier to get a permit for these sorts of things if you even need one.

That property looks fantastic actually, I think sorting out the budget would be our biggest challenge.

What sorts of questions can I ask her to learn how much risk this is? 

My question is… Do people promote buying rentals due to some sort of  personal benefit/conflict of interest?

There are many ways to skin it but I would go ahead and upgrade to QBO Plus.