Will leave that up to the professionals.

Starting out by flipping houses and eventually getting into rentals and passive income properties eventually allowing me to leave my 9-5 job.

It'll be stolen from someone else, but that's not your problem, just don't leave it where someone can run the registration number.

They are leaving.

I see this as the best direction moving forward as my family and I leave military behind.

I would try to leave exterior, landscaping, and yard work and the final steps. 

So I received 80% of the equity, leaving 20% in the home, and losing a few thousand from all of the closing costs, appraisal fees, etc.

They have more skin in the game then you do.Make sure you get clear title.

If you have a good amount of money in your 401K or Pension, have a stable job you don't plan on leaving in 5 years, or don't plan on retiring anytime soon, you can take out a loan from both or either of those retirement funds to use as capital and invest with it.

Our objective is to eliminate water / humidity near the building foundation and also get rid of these hedges that just trap leaves and trash beneath them.