In your shoes, it might be simpler to stay focused on grad school and use your cash to lend to other investors or take an LP role. 

They also allow improvements (with documented evidence) to the property to be backed off the sales price for basis.If you do not need the money and don't mind the cash flow, consider owner finance and carry it out for years.  

Cash flow needle in the haystack!

Well I have a deal under contract and I have a cash buyer.

First a cash snowball approach to build up your cash.  

I paid $307k cash and spent another 30k + to fix it.

It's a bridge that creates opportunities to get creative or to make cash offers on RE.

Or do they care more about the consistent cash flow or possibly upside when selling the property?

Hi Johnathon, Welcome to the community- - Majority of our investor buyers start with what their budget is and if they need / want financing, explore what those options are to leverage their cash. - There are flexible mortgage solutions available to investors that may allow for up to 85% financing.- work with an experienced agent to guide and assist in identifying properties that are priced well and can cash flow. 

As I am now focused more on cash and creative wholesales-SFR & Land, to eventually do fix and flips, buy n holds.