Cash Flow: Decide whether you're aiming for long-term appreciation (ROI) or immediate cash flow.

I only invest in Sacramento, cash on cash is decent.

Vacation homes take some planning, I personally think shooting for break even profit/loss with a vacation home is a good tax strategy but if it is a cash cow I would gladly just pay the tax as you still come out significantly ahead and if you have one I probably wouldn't bother with a cost seg study unless you are getting extremely high rents.

I want to know what cash on cash return means, and all that other jargon I hear tossed about.I guess I will have to learn how to use the calculators!

I would be using a mix of cash and pulling equity from my home so ideally I can maximize my investment dollars as much as possible. 

The property is being sold "as-is" and for cash only.I'm a bit unclear about what "cash only" means.

What strategies do you recommend for securing financing and managing cash flow to ensure sustainable growth and profitability?

In order to make it worth her while you will have to answer both questions to her satisfaction.To answer the first issue of not being real to her, I use a tool I call flash cash.I will bring 1-5k with me in $100 bills and when overcoming her first objection, “I don’t want anything to do with it,” I will fan out the cash like a deck of cards and say, “I know this doesn’t feel real to you, but I am actually here to give this to you.”

Highest bidder wins, pays cash for the property, and then what you get is what you get.

And all the tools that are out there.Ive got close to 100k cash that I can use towards a down payment on a 1br,1b condo(which seems reasonable and easier to rent near me).