Being that I have some knowledge in real estate (buy and hold/ flips) I understand there is a way to do some sort of financing on my end to help out. 

Account Closed  Stockton was a rough town 30 years ago when the syndicator in the bay area I worked for had about 500 doors there. all sorts of crime in the lower end stuff.

Often times municipalities have sort of an FAQ page on their website where you can get some information without having to read the full building code.

I don't know who or what kind of attorney would charge $3,000 for merely a consultation...I think there may have been some sort of miscommunication there.

@David Jenkins  if I'm reading everything correctly, I would use the extra cash to pay down my debt or reinvest the extra cash in a mutual fund of some sort until I can find another property.

I sort of like the idea of private real estate funds like MLG Capital and Origin. 

Question:  Do people generally scale in and out of the market, i.e. take profit, buy low, sale high sort of strategies or always buy and hold. 

Don't want to do hard money but may consider private money though I would prefer some sort of conventional mortgage route. 

My confusion lies in the decision making when it comes to these sorts of numbers.  

It sort of depends on how badly you need that other 50% of capital, or if you can get financing for it.