Maybe % of purchase price (though that would mean low estimates for killer deals, and higher estimates for hot market properties)?

Mortgage rates will eventually come down and also improve cash flow for any potential refinance for capital accessed now.

Hopefully along the way your properties appreciate, you pay down debts  (mortgages) from operating income, and you get market appreciation on what you can rent each unit for - giving you more income each month. 

These 4 deals, in 3 different markets I have either side of a seller finance & private credit deal trying to get out of this and asking if I able to show something to get this done.

Hello investors,  I am Canadian and our housing market here in Ontario is so unaffordable the numbers mostly don't make sense as rentals.

I know the market fluctuates and that can be a factor, but generally speaking.

Most buyers don't have the money to come in with to pay down payments, plus commissions in this market, so I don't expect a lot to change.

In my eyes, it's fair as even though I'm fronting the capital, the split in equity is worth it as it gives me more time to run my other business, plus we can do things faster with two of us, plus at this point of my REI journey, I don't have the skills/experience (yet) that he does with the construction side and for him, he values not having to manage the finances.  

They may come up but understand that rental rates are generally well below market (hence the discount) and these deals are largely off-market if you're able to find them.

I like the Ocala market but not sure if this is a good opportunity and if the Ocala market is a good one for REI.