The seller needs to sell the property for a divorce settlement and initially did not want seller financing.

My initial interest would be trying to rent them out as mid term/ short term rentals.

Initially I was planning to withdraw Roth IRA $ to invest. 

Eichholtz’s initial research showed that real housing prices (corrected for consumer price inflation) gradually changed over time, but were fairly equal in 1973 compared to prices in 1628."

2) Paydown the mortgage on the initial house and refinance to get rid of PMI to lower your PITI payment.

@Jessica HowellIn the operating agreement we typically put like $1,000 as initial contribution.

This was our families initial home purchase after renting for a number of years.

Land Acquisition and Initial Costs - How do you determine if a land parcel is worth its asking price?

Your questions are a perfect way to do an initial vet of them for content knowledge.

Many companies charge lower initial fees which makes it easier to attract new owners but then charge inspection fees, after hours fees, fees for additional services etc.