My thoughts were if I could solve the need of keeping the vision and upkeep her family had and getting here a steady cash stream it would be a win win.

I also do not like rehabbing with fix and flip as that is very time intensive and ties up capital before you get it back.I have heard of others buying notes at a discount and some hold for the income stream and others to flip.

If indeed they can produce those numbers I should have every dime back within 5 years and continue to have an income stream.

Another investor may take terms because they dont want to manage anymore and the income stream may be all they want.

Again important as you are trying to assess risk to the income stream of the property.  4.

Some people like piles of cash while others (like myself) prefer streams of income.

It's like that movie, Idiocracy.  

They might be great primary residences with an income stream to the owner, but I find they generally don't cash flow well.  

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The house needed a value add situation as one side was completely remodeled and updated and the other side looked like the inside of a house off a scary movie, "very scary".