If your one lender bets wrong on the direction of rates or underwrites a large non-performing portfolio they could get a hair and start doing weird things.  

Property going through probate, if the heirs of the decedent agree, is your best bet on a transaction. 

While the percentage is the same - going down to 37,500 from 52,450 might be easier psychologically.Given how difficult it is to get yield these days seller financing could be a win-win.

She also just wants these properties off of her hands, and thought it would be a win-win type of scenario...Which is also why I was looking into Wholesale but I never intended on doing that as my focus so I am not sure of the logistics for that and Bird-dogging...

It's not such a big deal until the water is rising quickly and you are cursing the day you chose to take the advice of an internet message board instead of purchasing the flood insurance and your years of cash flow are about to go poof...or glurg glurg...as it were.The FEMA maps are based on probabilities, not on the anecdotal evidence of elderly citizens or even if a flood has historically occurred in a certain time frame.  100 year flood = 1% chance of that area being flooded.  500 year flood = 0.2% chance of that area being flooded.As with any insurance you can forego it and save a few bucks and you win!!...

Drive an hour south and I bet you will find something more reasonable and it might cash flow.

This is the place to celebrate those wins!

Think the best bet is just leasing with a completely separate option.

That's my best bet for learning the business.  

It's all about finiding and negotiating a win-win for each party.