May be he is looking to sell quickly for whatever reason and 100k cash looks appealing to him than waiting for 30-45 days for commercial loan to close with no guarantee.

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If you have discretionary cash, lines of credit and 401k borrowing for plenty of quick cash, what is the top strategy to put them all to work?

Chatting with a few professionals in the field will be the best way to ramp up your understanding quickly.

Apartment buildings are attractive for the cashflow and ROI, but 3bed 2ba also seem potentially profitable.Anywho I'm reading the Ultimate Beginners Guide on BP.  

You have to really know the market and act quickly.

Lots of sellers these days like quick closings and fewest hassles.  

Quick notes about me: I was born and raised in NYC (Queens, Long Island) Current 2-family rental is in Queens Village I work full-time at a growth-stage technology company in NYC on their Strategy team My goals are to get 10 additional doors under my management in the next 3 years. 

Replacing roof, HVAC, water heaters, etc. can certainly change the math quickly on a $100k property.That said, if its currently rented you can assume the plumbing and electrical systems are at least functional.  

This will go a long way in getting a bid quickly.