I’m still learning myself, but I’ve found that connecting with other investors and figuring out which areas of the market to focus on (like distressed properties or foreclosures) can make all the difference.Are you currently looking to jump back into investing, or are you exploring different strategies at this point?

Does it make any difference that my wife’s mother which is the executive of the estate only owns 50% of the property we want to acquire?

Unless anyone else had a different experience? 

I was able to fund a brrrr deal using 0% interest rate business credit cards ($95k across different cards), I didn't have to deal with lenders and their high interest rates or their draw request process to access renovation funds.

And have her provide seller financing for the difference.

Getting a real estate license is a different kettle of fish.

Quote from @Jonathan Soto: great write up. thank you for taking your time and going in to detail. i have been looking into a business for myself but havent seen much in biz bysell that make sense. just need to keep searching Try looking into Crexi and Loopnet too, I find all different kinds of small businesses for sale on those websites compared to Bizbuysell.

I have researched the different kinds of loans for this but I would love to speak with any lenders or other investors in this area. 

I see HELOCs as low as 7.5%, so the difference is not that significant.

The numbers may look good on paper, but the reality is very different-lower quality tenants, higher turnover, more problems and less money than you'd expect as a result.