Good relations with neighbors also helps, but there's not much you can do about that from OOS. 

Sounds like the foundation issues do not relate to OP's unit... and that an insurance claim was in process when he closed.

So, the relatively few houses here that have crawl spaces here have pretty bad crawl spaces.

You could wholesale it to someone else.2. you could find an equity partner3. borrow it from a friend/ relative

So, I'm interested in learning more about purchasing rental properties.In my quest I can provide hard work and construction skills, especially in pool related area, in exchange to gain experience or potentially work a few deals with you all.It is a pleasure to be on here, and to eventually meet with you all. 

I'll be working with RE agents and other real estate related industries so I think the new position will help me network even more than my current position.I'm actually planning to start the RE license school within the next couple weeks. :) It will help with my current job as well as my future investments.

If the seller wants their cash back relatively quickly, then a 5-10yr balloon is more typical.Again, as mentioned, ultimately, it comes down to what the seller is willing to accept.Also as mentioned, if you do agree on basic terms, find a good real-estate lawyer or title company to help structure and document the deal

if you are flexible on pricing everything still rents but not getting the increases we were getting, although some of this may be related to the oil and gas industry as well.

we will meet with the attorney next week but the relator who works with attorney said "find a new home"

Cons are high LTV (if that;s your aim) and relatively good terms.