@Joe Farrance tax sale laws vary tremendously from state to state.

I'll be using my home equity line of credit to get started.

I'm in Warrensburg  Missouri, have a great job and over 800 credit score.  

This one is easier as there's natural gas lines and I can just convert it over but still pricey ($5-7k)The seller doesn't have the funds to make the repairs so I'm trying to find a way to make this deal happenWithout getting bids, I'm estimating about $15-20k for rehabbing these items (FEEL FREE TO TELL ME I'M WAY OUT TO LUNCH)....this is on top of the $5-8k I budgeted to put into the interior.I'm not a flipper and was looking at this as a buy and hold cash flowing property.Looking where to go with this one:A) Reduce offer by $15-20k to $155k- Cons: I'm going to have to find a loan as I need my capital for other purchases in the hopperB) Reduce to $160k and get $5k in closing help- Cons: I'm still going to be out of pocket but b/n closing help and reduced downpayment would be able to get most of the work done and just put the rest on a credit card and use the cash flow to pay it down over the next 12 months.C) WalkD) Other options???

It's hard to believe that in 2021 Stessa was the only one that would connect and download my credit card transactions.  

All of this talk about “recession” may start to turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy—— so curious to hear idea’s regarding credit lines... and what to do if they freeze on you!

For instance maybe the seller will only give you $500 credit?  

This of course will vary by market.

Other investors wanted a 740 credit score with me using my own money to kick start the project as well as 3 years bank statements, 9% back, 4 points, 100K in the bank and so on and so on.

The best or easiest varies from deal to deal.