What I was not able to do so well is estimate the rehab costs.

Without sounding too in over my head, I do not have any properties in my portfolio and I am most likely looking to be creative with any financing that may be required of me.With that said, I am most interested in smaller properties (5-15 rentable units).I do not know how feasible it is in the Fairfax County area, but I would be looking mostly for a seller willing to do a master lease option - as I am not able to provide large amounts of upfront investment capital, and I would rather avoid taking out large loans to pay any down payments.I am sure that for the area, it may be unlikely to find what I am looking for - but if anyone has any leads or can offer any tips I would much appreciate your time!

I was not able to sell the property to an end user so I sold my option to an investor, made $3,500 for about 2 months time.

Also happy to share my opinions on in-laws, making great pizza, and my NY Giants, (ugh). 

Below are some of my observations and I wanted to get your opinion, and how would you have handled this to attract more showings and speed up the process. 1) I tried to look up my rental property online ( my realtor listed this for), I am not able to find this property as an active rental on Zillow, trulia and apartment rental websites, I know it got listed on MLS.

I was not able to list states I am interested in only cities, state. 

I found the deal on a Bigger Pockets post by a wholesaler who had already negotiated a price with the owner, but was not able to get what he was asking for.

What is the risk / impact if the STR market would to turn and you were not able to make the income for your aging relative?

If a by-pass trust you are going to jump through giant hoops of disclosure that will require the trustees to show the income continues.

Rents have increased nominally since 2010, with a notable dip in 2015.