Combine that with focused intent and education and you’re off to a great start!

So if you need to find someone to fund your deal, you must have the knowledge and the hustle to get the work done and run every aspect of the deal, or find someone who can 50/50 any combination of the knowledge and hustle.

I’ve got a good bank relationship, so I’ve been prequalified in some sense because of a previous refi. also they’ve been in their two locations for 20 years combined. 

These are common issues that come along with renting 4 bedroom units and to section 8 tenants in general so when you combine them the maintenance issues stack up.

Combine that with the pandemic The other guy pulled out why?

In the end, I think if you combine this loving impulse with proper documentation and "fair but firm" terms, you could turn out okay.

I’m currently building my team and working on funding, and may have found a property or 2 (one thru MLS, and the other “driving for dollars”), and will look to combine personal cash and possibly a HELOC as a down payment for either a traditional loan or loan thru a portfolio lender.The home I’ve found driving for dollars is currently delinquent on taxes, but that’s all I know so far.

@Ted Swagerty, You can combine owner financing and a 1031. 

In this case study, I am seeking to downsize a rental through a 1031 exchange combined with a 121 exclusion and take a big boot.   

Most FHA and VA loans are assumable, pending lender approval.If you go the commercial loan route, there are lenders that will combine land purchase and construction into one loan.