Generally one can get a better deal if its all cash but it really depends upon the motivational factors from the sellers perspective.

I am a mortgage lender in Ohio and thought I would give some background on how this would be viewed from a lender's perspective.  

Ask a 60 year old and they know ALL KINDS of people moving away to retire and stop shoveling snow.Just a different perspective.

When working with sellers, investors must be able to see their perspective.

Right now I am trading my time for money, working a ton of overtime, and risking my health I believe in the process to piecemeal this rehab myself.I know its wordy for a first post but I appreciate ANY advice or welcome any different perspectives.

Thank you @John Casmon @John Corey and @Mauricio Rauld for providing the perspective because this was getting out of hand fast.

@Paul HigbieIn your experience, in the beginning, is it more advantageous from an llc perspective or individual on lending?

You make a contact, exchange phone numbers.While I agree that there are all sorts of things about landlording one might not want to discuss online and would prefer to talk about in a private meeting, there's much less opportunity to go through so much of the stuff you have to know in order to be seasoned enough to know what to do when the next burst of crazy comes out of your rentals and consider vastly different perspectives on LLing (by the way, whatever happened to no-mercy-no-pity-pound-of-flesh-Thomas S.?).

I have to move my perspective from wanting to borrow money to giving people and opportunity to earn a great return backed by real estate.  

With a 3+plex it should stand  on its own from cash perspective even if you’re down a tenant.