There continued to be water entering the garage I have since had to have fixed.

hey @Shaun Morgan , I don't have too much experience in this field so DEFINITELY take my opinion with a pound of salt, but from my education in entrepreneurship and from what research on the topic I have done, when it comes to private investors it is less about what info you bring to the table on the first visit and more so how you approach the situation.

I’ll continue to push my own marketing campaign.You ever purchase a property at a sheriff sale?  

This market will be difficult to cash flow today, and competition for multis is insane.I am currently playing in the Detroit market where I believe I will repeat what I achieved in Atlanta, and continue to grow passive income.You may find my post on....."

Rather, continue to grind until you fInd a deal.

Get educated then pick what you feel most comfortable with then educate yourself some more. 

Thanks Derek for the advice that's really helpful, and yes as soon as she told me I shared my condolences and did ask a little bit about the situation but I didn't want to dig down too much to the point where it may be too personal for her to talk about to a stranger.I definitely like the part of continuously following up with her and building a relationship, that makes sense and once she is ready to sell then I think I will have a leg up on others.So my next step is to find out the ARV of the property through comps and like you said try to figure out how much repair cost it needs then make an offer.

@Joe XieReport to craigslist and continue to monitor the site in case it comes back up.

I have been educating myself on wholesaling recently as alternate route to create revenue to further my goals.

Your wife is a US citizen and I assume you're classified as non-resident alien.Really this post is great to educate you on the mechanics of calculating taxable income for a rental property but it's focusing on the minutiae a little bit considering your personal situation.High level thoughts:-Does your wife have an FBAR and/or 8938 obligation?