Remember, they say the first deal is for learning - not making a killing but not getting killed either.

Ideally, further SW than Aurora, but I'm open. 

I remember hearing on the podcast once someone mentioned when they offer they submit 3 or 4 different offers with different financing structures to make seller financing more appealing to the seller. 

It's a three bedroom right in the heart of Towson, if I can't get the ideal family in there, then students are a quick fix, but I haven't had to worry about that because I have a single mother in there with a really good job who loves Towson's public schools.As to your "profitability" statement, the house is paid for, value is up, and I have a bank account that is growing.

I will make sure to remember that for future use. 

(I'm very fortunate)At this point, my lender told me I'll need ~80k for conventional financing, (50k for downpayment and 30k to fund the violations repairs upfront), or go with his 203k loan (which will take longer the 30 days that the bank allowed us to get approved) I'm not sure whether to believe him or not, since he mislead me from the beginning.Neither scenario is ideal, my original plan was to purchase the property and fund the repairs over a year-two years time, while I live there.Some of the violations are TLC and easy fixes, other like the deck might require full replacements (I've been quoted 15k)WHAT WOULD YOU PRO's DO?

Neither is ideal.

Ideally I would like to keep all 3 units and maybe rent 1 unit monthly and VRBO the other 2.

What will you do when hope is lost and all we have left to remember our humanity is utter, black despair?

Ideally get a lease signed prior to current tenants leaving, and get the lease signed with an open commencement date.