Thank you for the welcome Dominic!  

Escaping the self Employment Trap - Victor ChengThe ideal team player - great for when you need to start hiring to grow your business Books often recommended by othersThe E mythThink and Grow RichRich Dad Poor DadMillionaire real estate Investor by Gary Keller

Players still need a coach at each base.

@David OlsonI am in no way an expert at this but I believe when you are making a cash purchase the main team players are:Attorneys, Title Company, Inspector and Appraiser (occasionally)Attorneys: Using legalese to get the purchase contract in writing Title Company: Perform due diligence to make sure there are no liens against the propertyInspector: You already covered thatAppraiser: To determine the price of the property at its current state and after repair value.

Professional basketball player here who has a ton of time in the offseason.

Professional basketball player here who has a ton of time in the offseason.

Some of the bigger BP players have assets in 2-10 MSAs.

I might be a player and I work with a group of about 30-40 investors that can pull the trigger on this kind of thing.

As an ex-NFL player, you probably have a great network of high net worth people, it might be a great opportunity to syndicate a deal, bringing in investors with you.

Then depending on the year you can use that year's dominate interest rate.