Take your time researching and then once you're comfortable, start trying to identify a market you'd like to invest in.

I've identified an off-market property that I'd try to get seller financing on.

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Let's discuss your criteria and goals so we can work together to identify opportunities that align your expertise.

- When a property goes bad it is very much worth it to have a pm to deal with the issue.

The problem is identifying the root cause and are not sure about whether repairing only the damaged area with the same vinyl will prevent a recurrence within the next 2 years. 

@Philip Doherty, that should not be an issue.

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Then, would it be an issue if they see that the funds and reserves were recently deposited?

if there is a DTI issue you or any family member could go on the loan as a "Non-owner occupant" to help with DTI and again if its paid off quickly when it sells it would be a short duration family would be on to help.