First deed of trust mean the sellers note is in first position which means you’ll need all the other cash or the seller finances all of it since no bank will be in second position 

I wanted to take my time with this but I've honestly been afraid of action for the last 8+yrs!!!

Super excited to get this journey started, and I’ve got so much to learn yet.Just wanted to say for the lurkers out there... get out and take action!

Trying to "flip" a somewhat negative situation into something potentially positive and long-lasting. 

It depends on your risk tolerance but I don't like to go more than 60-70% as long as I stay cash flow positive.

Where’s some of the best places to find real estate to invest in and have a positive cash flow and good equity and return?

Now, take Brandon's advice from the podcast and take one actionable step every single day. 

Based on what you wrote, you don't seem to be in a great position.

For a number of years we felt we weren’t in a position to invest in real estate and we always had good reasons/excuses, but after listening to and reading so many stories I can see that we really should have started earlier.I’ve been consuming as much material as possible the past several months from books, podcasts and blogs.

If you are series about trying to get the golf course I would contact the owner (easier said then done) or talk to the city to see what actions or pressure they might be able to put so that the course could be clcleaned up.