The first is the ultimate Beginners Guide to Real Estate Investing by Brandon Turnerhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/01/3...The second is a list of books that you should definitely check out to decipher which strategy is best for you to achieve your goalshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/04/1...

Ultimately, I decided not to make an offer.

Ultimately, my goal is create a win/win situation for all parties involved. 

Once again there were lessons learned and the ultimate goal is to improve after the renovation is done.

A bit of tangent but ultimately, as long as it cash flows today, the rental market is generally more robust so I would worry less about the market overall so long as rent is still coming in.

Ultimately, it doesn't look like this transaction will work out as the seller doesn't seem inclined and motivated to sell.

While we want to protect ourselves (thus, this post), we ultimately trust them and want to help them make it work. 

Ultimately, it's critical that you reach an agreement that you and your partner think is fair.  

Because it is treated as an investment property since that is the ultimate goal.

As far as financing tips, check out these articles I wrote:https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/10/29/the-ultimate-list-of-ways-to-finance-buy-and-hold-property/https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2016/01/06/selling-loan-submission/