@Emily Mohr We use a form called Notice of Adverse Action.

Quote from @Sami Gren: I start by making the original tenant fill out a form requesting to add a new renter, and they pay me a $50 processing fee (I charge a $50 fee any time I make changes to an existing lease). 

Most sellers only care if you close so you can usually use another form of capital stack other than what is on the agreement, however, the seller can force you to use the originally agreed-upon payment method. 

I think for someone local to the area it would be significantly easier to find good deals that it was for me.

This process has been working really well for me.

(Not as part of my consulting business, just as an opportunity for me to learn and perhaps build a relationship?)

So if the deal goes right, I get a return in the form of equity on the house, and my rent is also reduced since let's say, as part owner, I would be receiving a portion of the rent (which I would be paying...).

Aircover is a mild form of property damage insurance where they MAY cover a guest's damage at their discretion, and you will have to fight for it. 

but if you say "can you walk 10 properties for me"... the answer is going to be no. 

At this stage, the main thing we need is for me to get back into the workforce and get some money coming in, in order to achieve that dream.With that in mind, my immediate goal is to gain employment in the field of property management, as opposed to wasting my time working in another field that is not associated with real estate.