Her and her husband took some cash after consolidating households and bought an out of state property. 

If you can find an electrician, a plumber, an HVAC outfit, and a roofing crew that's willing to work with you in your target area, bless your luck and treat them like the vital business associates that they are.I would tell any head of household that's already making upwards of $100K a year to stay out of this niche.

So work on your household finance first.

With that kinda money you are near luxury living monthly out of pocket pmt.One more thing, even if roof is good (besides other necessary household utilities) 5k down pmt is a significant number for anyone ok living in 10k house neighborhoods.

Below is an excerpt from that ruling:In 2016, for example, the penalty will be 2.5 percent of an individual’s household income, but no less than $695 and no more than the average yearly premium for insurance that covers 60 percent of the cost of 10 specified services (e.g., prescription drugs and hospitalization).This is significantly more expensive than $95 - $2,000.

In my lifetime thus far I have seen things go from 1 income households surviving, to suffering, forcing 2 income households being normalized, first thriving, than surviving, now struggling on razor thin budget's. 

I'm tempted to bid on an Amazon pallet of returned household goods for my next property, would be curious to hear from someone who did this. 

This thing that jobless number go up and people will be forced to sell is proven to be wrong too, otherwise home price in bay area would go down a lot by now.Reason: typical household has dual income , one layoff the other can cover; and then even if they have to sell, the rent would be there anyway.

A more useful metric in this scenario would be "number of households."

High income household and involved in syndicates but no individual investment properties owned (though interested).