Very small town so laying low until I am ready to pull the trigger and we are completing a few of the repairs , just because, just for eye-appeal.  

Since I have plenty of time now, I wanted to practice finding good deals so that when the time comes, I will have a better idea of what kind of investment to pull the trigger on.I want to buy small or medium multis to start, anything under 10 units.

So concentrate on his desire to sell as your trigger point for this purchase! 

If I had been able to pull the trigger and offer in person, I'm 98% sure I would have been able to close the house for $50,000 flat. 

BUT, you probably wouldn't get it until it's all been seasoned for 6 months.Up front, you could purchase it via an FHA loan with 3.5% down but you'd have to move in.The easiest way to do it zero down is if your grandma owner financed but if the title transfers that could trigger the due on sale clause.Is she willing to lease option it to you?

Mold is a trigger word for sure as there are all types and most are not the deadly kind.

I’m not ready for a CPA quite yet, but I’ll definitely be getting in contact with one once I’m ready to pull the trigger (or have my eyes down the crosshairs).Thx

I have struggled with this my whole life, and am kinda getting sick of this fear I have, so I've been taking steady steps to address it, i.e. developing small habits to push me in the direction of my goals, so I'm not as fearful when it comes time to pull the trigger.

Definitely get an alarm system and put sensors on all doors and windows, so that the alarm is triggered when one of them opens while it's set.

@Troy Greaves, with respect, please listen:  just because your Mom got pre-approved for $750K doesn't mean you should just go out an pull the trigger.