I was thinking of exploring that thought - paying cash and then financing soon after. 

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Before I continue my venture further I want to explore the options of investing in other opportunities.  

And... the fact that you have to test them at all can tell you what you needed to know in the first place. 

Luckily the boss man allows us to hire a PI to deliver them at a cost of $75 now.  

If so which area do you think is best for me to explore?

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In fact my wife and I travel extensively so I'm not sure what he really means by "hands on" but I will be finding out when we meet to explore the opportunity in more detail.But it's a very successful property management company with lots of prime residential, mixed use, commercial/retail and even some mobile/manufactured home parks/properties in the portfolio.

I cant really wait much longer and would like to explore different funding mechanisms but never have, so I don't know where to start.This is a fantastic project with a great deal of professional expertise put into it. 

That might be the only viable option for you to explore, but even there I think you'll need quite a bit more than 3-5% to be able to fund repairs as you go.