I've been reading & leaning about real estate investing nonstop for nearly a month now, I'll make sure i communicate how much time I've been putting into it and how much i want to be successful in this field.

Having "skin in the game" will give you credibility and make the bad deals like this easier to get through with investors if they know that you too suffered personal loss.5) Be transparent and have a high level of communication with investors. 

Another option is they could possibly sell part or all of the business to a stronger operator.Being in the food business for decades myself before getting into commercial RE it sounds like to me the wife likes running the business and the husband does it on the side while most of his focus is on his job that pays the bills.

My husband and I have a rental that is cash flowing $525/month and I’m thinking that if we refinance to pull equity out (we rehabbed it prior to renting it out), wouldn’t the mortgage payment go up and therefore we would lose part or all of our cash flow?

A few red flags include:- Poor communication (there have been firms I've contacted, left voicemails and emails and it look them weeks to get back to me.

But to soften it and keep the lines of communication open, I'd talk to him first.

That can be done in only three ways. (1) The person who lost it at the tax sale (or all of their heirs) tell you they have no intention of ever redeeming and the property is abandoned.

That can be done in only three ways. (1) The person who lost it at the tax sale (or all of their heirs) tell you they have no intention of ever redeeming and the property is abandoned.

@Mike Roy There are some moving parts that are complicated in communicating with him haha.

I feel my back round in residential real estate helps me communicate better with the brokers.