Find the owner, establish a relationship and go for the ask.

Acquiring an existing business is a very easy way to get into the game but make sure you understand all the risks and not take broker/owner's advice because they have a conflict of interest  - they want to sell you their business at the highest possible price.

I would heed @Jeff Kehl advice and look towards partnering with a local, established developer.

The easiest solution is to wait to buy, move down and rent, establish the new job and then buy but I'm wondering if there is a work around so the timing is a little smoother/I don't have to move into a temporary rental. 

I want to get into the game soon but property values are sky high.

Its been established since 2009 and was sold in 2016 to 2 friends and they are having issues and fights and want to sell.

But does that now open an Estate as free game for collectors when she passes ??

I am pretty sure they will need a better margin down the line if they wanted to stay in this game. 

He stresses that these owners would pay a whole lot in capital gains, and if kept to his death, heirs would be inherit at a stepped up basis, meaning heirs skips the cap gains at death.He accumulated quite a portfolio, and NNN is his favorite tool as no one doing residential real estate ever heard of it, and if they did, thought it's only for commercial properties.that does not quite track.. once the tired out old landlord sells to your NYU prof  capital gains is established and paid each year as the income comes in.. there is NO stepped up basis.what your talking about there is the tired old landlord keeps property till death heirs inherit and then there is a stepped up basis then the HEIRS can sell and not pay tax.. 

@Lisa Li You are starting the game in a wonderful position.