I am in Foco as well :)We have the ability to pay down and save yes sir.

I know when I am researching that is what I am looking for and what I mean by "getting started with NO money", because I do not have a big 401k/IRA/Pension I can take from to invest in real estate, I do not have the ability to work more at my employer to generate more money, along with a host of other things.

I tell my clients 70% of the time a property is a bad deal, 20% of the time its okay, and 10% of the time they should pull the trigger)and the ability to bring deals to the table (Opportunities that no one else knows about are the lifeblood of a deal-making investor! 

Even more so I see the immediate ability to add value to the property (storm windows, some paint, other small stuff).

I have the ability to pull out and use one of my two retirement plans for a down payment.

Would it make sense to partner on a house hack in this way:I live in California, and I'd like to move back up to the San Francisco Bay Area for career growth and networking.

Repair Estimation/Budgeting - Ability to create detailed Scopes of Work & repair costs budgetsBudget Tracking - Ability to track your actual expenses against your initial budgetScheduling - Ability to create a project plan & track project progressChecklists/To Dos - Ability to track daily to-dos and checklists of items that need to be completedCalendars - Ideally all of your Schedules & To-Dos feed into a Calendar that you can use to manage all of your projects in one location.Document Management - Place to store project documents and photosHere are some Project Management tools that you might consider: Trello/Asana/Zoho Projects/Basecamp - General project management software that includes tasks, Gantt scheduling, calendars, project forums, document storage & team collaboration tools. 

One of the best features of the mobile app for anyone in an active home search is the ability to filter on upcoming open houses.

If you're talking a house flip, I could be either of the two parties, based on my experience and funding ability. 

Eventually, when the company is really well established, the banks will lend entirely based on the company's ability to pay.