Also reviving this thread, in a very similar situation as @Stephen G. 

. $25K can absolutely get you started—it’s all about finding the right approach for your situation.

For your situation, it sounds like a seller financing purchase could be a good fit as well but this would also have limited options and the terms wouldnt likely be great.

I have been listening to the podcasts for years and have finally gotten serious about making this move to better my families situation. 

https://retipster.com/164-arturo-paturzo/Your situation reminds me of this podcast.  

And while it is not your job to be an expert loan officer, it certainly helps to avoid these situations. 

We have a VA so she does all the tagging and I ask her to export it from Baselane, into excel, then I review it and give comments.Going Digital: Scanning and storing my receipts in real time saves me from searching for that one $17 plumbing supply receipt.

But it could also be a coffee shop or an etsy store and the cash flow goes into real estate.

They are really the only ones that can give you an accurate answer to your specific situation.

I think I'm in a pretty unique situation and am trying to figure out the right hoops to jump through to move forward.Long story short, I'm trying to tap into the equity of the rental property passed down from my grandparents that is held in an S-corp which is co-owned by myself, my siblings, our cousins, and an idiot uncle.