. - I personally feel that wholesalers in my area are marking up the properties beyond a profitable level for the flipper - i have deals emailed to me all the time but they are all $25-$40 grand too high for the numbers to work - YET THEY SELL SAME DAY!

One suggests converting into mini splits for reasons 1. units already wired for electricity heating and lots of work have been done2. mini splits are more energy efficient than current system3. it provides air conditioning in summer which would be attractive to tenantsAnother suggests going back to boiler because electricity is just too expensive.

Talk to your uncle, what level of payment can he afford?

If anyone has ideas on low level investments I could use to build capital until I can afford real estate,would love that.

Have to build some level of trust and set responsibility in a good partnership that goes both ways.

If you want to scale to some very large level, that's difficult to do on your own with single family housing, and is usually the reason people switch.

I did most of the rehab myself on the top level and learned the process for new construction with a contractor for the basement.

I feel like if I was in my 20s I'd have a lot more time and a lot more energy and would be willing to take more risks, but now that I'm older, I'm not sure what the best path is going forward.

Here is the current picture.I found a property that is for sale, the owner is asking $55,000 with lease option as a possibility, it's a single family 2 kitchens, 2 baths, 3 bedroom, but the property is zoned 2-Family Residential and can be split into a multi-family split-level apartments.

Firstly, I would like to say good job on keeping a level head and looking at the numbers more than most people do.