Friends, family, or you might be able to access funds via a HELOC, cash value from a life insurance policy, take a loan out on your car, etc. 

if the roof is halfway through its useful life, then not much to do there. 

@Diogo Candido i'm definitly up for a good challenge ;) Looking at what is in the market already, it seems we would need to "build" some kind of 4 or 5 star hotel but ready for seniors.Then we would have two options:1) find an operator to run the assisted business who would be our tenant (not the seniors) and pay us a rent;2) manage the property and the assisted business;At this point in my life, i would be only interested in number 1).

Don't make your life more complicated than it has to be.

I’ve lived in Memphis my whole life, and I’ve been helping investors for decades, so I can tell you that this market is one of the best for out-of-state investors.

Understanding the power behind real estate investing has changed my life / career dreams.Sold a 2yr old new construction home in Westmont IL...

. - Drainage patterns and erosion around the foundation were consistent with the settling we saw, suggesting the slab foundation had been continuously undermined throughout the 23-year life of the house. - We plan on holding the property as a long-term rental, and the amortized cost of the repairs is marginal.

He is from a country where he spends 20 years of his life in war.

Quote from @Logan Williams: As a former student at the U of A, big rival games, homecoming, and greek life family weekends are a huge influx of people looking for lodging, with only a few hotels in close proximity to the University, STR's that are attractive can be few and far between.

Maybe it's just me though......But you don't have to have your equity working for you perfectly every second of your life.