My goal is to get my financial freedom and get 5k a month in passive income as one of my initial goals for real estate. 

All said I recommend that you do it, if you don't come out as great as you thought financially, you will come out a wiser man!

sub too wrap lease option etc.. is a fine method but in my mind only to be used by very financially capable folks.. not folks that are trying to get rich on OPM and no credit.. and in some states the persona with the lease option can hole up and judge may make the lessee do a foreclosure giving the lessor a right to cure..   

I've sent her an email stating that if she signs a drafted document giving us possession of the house and turns in keys, we will cancel the first action (eviction).  

If the US financial system utterly collapses you can probably assume investing in real estate will be the least of your worries

Great cashier flow but no financial records due to previous owner running it as a non profit, sorry selling as non performing asset.

Just don't come back here and whine later about how they pocketed your money when you held it out to them and begged them to take it, yet gave you very little truly actionable advice and contacts in return.

The chimney company refused my refund, stating that they would take legal action against me if I were to dispute the credit card transaction.

Agreed, if they did have that money sitting around 9 of 10 times they would not want to give to the lender they would prefer to keep it based on their difficult financial situation.

very very fast never heard of a quiet title action going that fast..