You can see if the seller has been patching and fixing with cheap and improper repairs to suck out all the cash flow  instead of properly maintaining the asset during ownership.

Any other assets that can be secured to a loan?

i am married, my wife  [ 60 y/o ] is also disabled due to no kidneys and is on Home Hemo Dialysis, but she spends hours everyday looking through real estate , and though we have found several great oppurtunities, we have no been able to capitalise on them due to out low income and crummy credit ,  [although when i moved here i had 621 score until when I tried to refi through Loan Depot, they really messed me up and I am not sure what my score is now.]I think the first thing I need to do is repair my credit as best as I can, as well as see what kind of assets and value I have to help me get the investing process going. [ kinda long story packed with lessons there]  Due to a small windfall we have $5,000 earmarked for beginning real estate investing in hopes of getting our of our crushing poverty trench.I want to begin by doing non rehab wholesaling,  but am also wondering if Tax Lien investing might allow me more bang for my few bucks. 

Of course, I am still investing at least 80% of assets in Houston but 20% will go to other market areas.

BUT - I wouldn't feel "right" marking up my product so much that it wouldn't be passing appraisal (which happens a lot with memphis invest).

Hi Steve,It also comes down to comfort levels of whether you like to micro or macro manage your funding pools as well as your own personal financial auditing style.You also need to keep legality in mind as to whether the property is setup under a personal or corporate entity in order to protect yourself or your personal assets etc. 

Example if the kids are playing in the backyard you would not be able to see them from inside the house (unless u were in the 3rd bedroom) 3) ARV price, not so concerned with this because people will pay top dollar for a turn key product.

They might give you a line of credit based on your assets.

This could be from buying an asset that needs to be re-positioned, so it will have lower cash flow while it is stabilized, but a higher overall return.

That's a play there, but land is so expensive now that unless you buy it years in advance, your upside potential is going to be limited.You might have some luck with manufactured park development as there's a growing need for that product, yet it's not sexy and so no one focuses on it.