So, I was considering making a low-ball offer, but I feel like i'd be taking advantage of her by doing that, and I don't want to be that person.

Some properties need all disciplines, occasionally one does not need an area fixed, or so I am hoping...It would be much easier to hire a general contractor and just pay the bills, but have not found 'that' person here that I trust to have my interest in mind and who knows how to keep the ball rolling. 

That said, nobody has a crystal ball to inflation and we have experienced some of the highest real estate gains in our lifetime.

Or trying to be ahead of the 8 ball.

Please keep in mind its still a sellers market and low ball offers or trying to find a steal well below market price are often a waste of time.

I have quit my job to do this full time so need to really get the ball rolling on it and make this work.

I'll be posting a new thread with a few questions shortly but wanted to get the ball rolling and introduce myself.

@Peter Brisette, You're accountant will have to give you an exact number but hand grenade math will have you with a capital gain of around $80K after selling costs which would be at 15% fed + whatever state rate for your locale - Ballpark $ 12K fed tax.The hidden bugaboo is gonna be depreciation recapture which should be at 25% - ball park it at maybe another $7K of tax. 

When I was new I had people who were always offering to “partner” with me, which I soon learned they actually meant that I would do the heavy (and expensive) lifting and they would take the ball on the 2 yard line (my first sports reference😬🏈).

Can any of the note investors tell me the cost (ball park figure) of the foreclosure process in judicial and non-judicial states.