We had her when I was 40 and that allowed my schedule to be kind of flexible and made me more able to spend time with her and my bosses believed in that.  

If you can work in the field with the flexibility of time, that is the best of both worlds. 

Yes, I can pay those, but really don't have other resources and I' concerned that this initial and immediate interaction will set a precedence of flexibility on the biggest, most important part of the arrangement. 

Could I possibly rezone the entire parcel with the house into a commercial property to give me more flexibility in the future?

We're very flexible and are open to both single family and multi-family properties.

Local/regional banks and CUs will be more likely to be portfolio lenders that have a lot more flexibility.

The blade swings both ways.If you want someone to lend you money, you need to flexible and negotiate.

-Be flexible with your strategies and know that philosophies will probably change along the way. 

. - - - This will allow us to devote our time, energy and effort into people and causes that are most meaningful to us.Our goal is to build a portfolio of buy and hold properties that cash flow enough that we have the financial flexibility to choose if we want to continue working “normal” jobs.I started educating myself about real-estate in the summer of 2019.

It's flexible; love it.