I can guarantee this is not the only issue holding you back. 

Our first thought is the save $ to buy a new home with a warranty and rent a town home (by the water which we love) during the waiting period.

He started investing in 2016 and is now retired...all during a time period where we answered hundreds of posts just like this one asking if it was too late in the cycle to start.

The seller's fear is that a buyer will sell the property before the term is complete and simply look to payout the remaining balance before their purchase price goal is reached.My question:  Is there something that guarantees that a buyer completes the financing full-term?  

The Landlord is responsible for repairs, period.

Wondering the following:Typical Amort period?

What is the normal payoff period?

I have not done mailers with any consistency, but when I was actively doing so periodically, what worked for me is driving for dollars.

Unless you have a large amount of savings to use as a deposit on a large number of doors from the get go it will take many years to achieve financial freedom.Flipping on the other hand is a full time job with no guarantees.

you can get it done as long as there is a 30 seasoning period