An alternative I've thought of is doing the 1-2 apartments thing to get started, but with such high vacancy in Calgary we wouldn't be confident to get a renter, let alone a good renter that can cover our costs.

If you are going to use an alternative funding source you must also find a suitable "long term rate" or have a plan to exit out of the Hard money loan within a year or two.  

Carpet is depreciated on a 5 year schedule (or 9 with the alternative plan).

Where do I enter my alternate number in the future to have them call that?

They probably won't have much good to say, and then you'd feel like you've made the wrong choice even though the vacuum you purchased is good for the job.My alternative suggestion would be to talk to local building regulators / inspectors, and see if the roof replacement would need a permit, and an inspection.

OR actually double close.I'd prefer to avoid double closing as it just costs to much and I believe it would not allow for a win, win, win situation between seller, wholesaler, and cash buyer.I have also heard people talk about Opinion Agreements as a more legal alternative to the traditional purchase agreement approach.Basically who in here is wholesaling in Minnesota, How are you doing it, and would you like to meet for beer, coffee, pizza, or a burger to give me a bit more insight on the process?

There is no alternative.

I am leaving on great terms.However finding an alternate job with less stress (outside of being a barista) is a tough ask once you have 10+ years in the car business you are generally pigeonholed as less than.We are financially positioned to endure quite some time of a lesser income.

Alternatively, you can use it to pay closing costs.

Alternatively I could buy first note for the 14K, negotiate with second to buy for say $1000 and then approach owner with  option for Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure.