I know how frustrating it can be to have a bad property manager, it was the main reason I wanted to get into managing.

@Jimmy Ready Same reason people do things different than you or I would do.

Don't Let Emotion Dictate Your Decision Remember you are purchasing for very different reason's than when you where buying your first home for your family .

We are in contract on a shopping center that has numerous vacancies.

I can tell you that I would not be interested at $1.75M, but he may not be so far into la la land that a reasonable deal couldn't be reached.

I have a few that I've seen, this weekYou'd need cash, though.I reasonably commonly see subject-2 purchases for $50k or so, that cash flow and have equity. 

Being in the services will complicate your plans to hold and for that reason your best option at your age may be to buy, add sweat equity and sell when transferred.

He would need a licence and will never qualfy for health reasons.

Although I currently reside in Southern California, I’m looking into long distance investing in Wisconsin, because the market is more reasonable for me, and that’s where I plan on living in a couple of years.

What would be a reasonable return on a wholesale deal.I would potentialy wholesale it to my real estate agent and they would put the $15k in for repairs and they would list it.