She placed my wife and my wife's siblings as remaindermen on a life estate deed on my mother-in-laws home.

Set a clear goal for your first property, find a mentor, and keep educating yourself—you're on the right path!

Not really sure how to go about financing but we're planning on having a down payment at or slightly above $100,000 and don't want to pay more than $3100ish per month. 

BUT, SFH's are on sale right now!

Begin by educating yourself through books like The House Hacking Strategy and podcasts like BiggerPockets, and join online communities for support.

These strategies would will grow you cash flow safely without dealing with a bank. 

So depending on if you are using it personally and want to have it pay for itself or you just want cash flow will help determine where you should look and what type/size home you want to consider.Please reach out anytime and let me know if I can be of help.

Please text me with the number on my signature line and can walk you through my configuration.   

With no movement towards finish line for years.

They are highly secretive however - no online presence under their names while being very tech-advanced, they also installed like seven cameras around the house perimeter.