Markets without the possibility of making these negative bets will be inefficient.

Your best bet is to explain the situation to a loan officer, and see if those funds being included is critical to the loan.

Personally I like to hedge my bets by purchasing in areas with strong job markets where folks need to live.

and banks will complain and something will be worked out is my bet

I bet the spread between rental grade and higher end in a home like this will be less than 8k.

I see that you are from Illinois, I can't really help you out there and they best bet is from local investors word of mouth or craigslist.Hope that helps!

Trusts and estates are extremely complicated and fact specific so your best bet is to network with local Attorneys that do estate settlements. 

On the other hand, her father was a veteran and she was taking advantage of his post 911 GI bill so the money she was receiving for going to school was not money that she personally earned.Michaela, in your case I'm betting this claim that this lawyer from Kentucky is spewing that there are several things in your lease that make it "invalid" is, as has been pointed out,  simply an attempt to intimidate you into capitulating. 

If you run C or D properties with poor screening, then cash is your best bet.

Hey Dorian,I think your best bet is to use these funds for a flip first, build equity and pay off the loan so you can acquire rentals for the long run as you go.Most hard money lenders will consider financing 80-90% of purchase and the majority, if not all of repair costs up to about 70% of resale value.