I have a rare opportunity to purchase a beautiful old historic inn that I've had my eye on for about 15 years that just came on the market.

My wife and I own a beautiful historic home in a small, charming town in Northern Virginia.

Some of us are business minded and strive to add value beyond basic compliance and planning (which it doesn't even sound like you're getting planning here).

Thank you @Dave Foster I look forward to my new venture and investing in real estate hoping to achieve financial freedom and enjoy my life with my kids and my beautiful wife that has a terrible debilitating autoimmune disease.

Sounds beautiful.

Ultimately, you should choose the option that best supports your financial well-being while striving to keep the relationship amicable.

The beauty of REI is there is no need to make the mistake my wife I  made early on thinking we could do it ourselves. 

Congrats - beautiful job on the porch

I regularly see promotors selling lots in beautiful communities for $40,000-$100,000 in Texas. 

I imagine a lot of areas maybe not the majority but a lot are in this same bucket.But like @Pace Jordan Morby mentioned the beauty of real estate is that there are multiple layers dealing in the buddle of rights and ownership so investors will find a way. do keep in mind there are firms that their entire business is to track mortgages like an actuary and rate them to give the servicers and the banks a read on how many loans could be in trouble when they could be in trouble and how much reserves they need.