Hard work, blood, sweat, tears, whatever it takes, I'm in.

So far you've risked nothing but you have an opportunity you can leverage into meaningful experience that will help you next time if this one doesn't add up.I've seen situations like this where the house represented such bad blood, the seller wanted to lose money to punish his ex.Good luck!

Doing it in Brooklyn is too capital intensive for my blood.

@Jay Hinrichs I have friends who are high end Palo Alto contactors with prices that are too rich for my blood.

I don't listen to podcasts, they usually make my blood pressure rise and I start talking to myself.

Wells had me writing letters for every little thing and wanted everything short of a blood test!

They will suck the life blood from you.

Conventional for mixed use financing will require:The property must be a one-unit dwelling that the borrower occupies as a principal residence.The borrower must be both the owner and the operator of the business.The property must be primarily residential in natureA gift can be provided by:• a relative, defined as the borrower’s spouse, child, or other dependent, or by any otherindividual who is related to the borrower by blood, marriage, adoption, or legal guardianship;or• a fiancé, fiancée, or domestic partner.The donor may not be, or have any affiliation with, the builder, the developer, the real estateagent, or any other interested party to the transaction.Gifts must be evidenced by a letter signed by the donor, called a gift letter.

My "uncle" ( not related through blood ) who has no next of kin except for his sister and children. ( my uncle and his sister have absolutely no relationship, and he has no relationship with his nephews or neices )Wants to give me his business and the land it sits on.

It seems you have real estate in your blood in more ways than one.