We would love to buy her house from my mom but those upstairs rooms are not functional the way they are.

The bank would not close if the heating system was non-functional.  

I do really like the functionality and user interface.

@Scott Graham I've only made offers on short sales since January, but that is partly a function of a market oddity in my area and  I buy them for rentals so your mileage may vary. 

And use the "search function". 

We are planning to ask for a sellers credit for the couple of windows that aren't functioning properly.

I presume it functions to stop LLs from filing for eviction over and over each instant the rent is late, but also lets you remove a problematic tenant.  

I mostly function between Franconia Notch and Tilton and I'm happy to help out where appropriate.

Or you could raise money from your friends and family (raising other peoples money and then investing is a core function of being an investor) and then put a deal together that makes money for your private investors (family, friends etc).

Borrowing against my 401k will functionally give me use for that cash that I don't think I'll get much more performance against right now.