How'd you like to go to a restaurant and see a separate fee for cleaning the table or refilling the salt shaker? 

I lay it all on the table and expect the same back.

The OP is currently exploring conventional rehab loans (presumably 203k or similar) which would indicate that he is intending to owner occupy, and therefore hard money loans are likely off the table (as most HMLs are not NMLS licensed and don't make owner occupant loans).That said, to the OP, if you're looking at a conventional rehab loan you're just going to have to accept higher costs, less flexibility, and more red tape.

She might be referring to transactions that don't reach the closing table due to the buyers' fault, and then they would refer someone they trust to close.

Let’s do it if you still have this offer on the table. 

I’ve tried eating 1x a day for 1 year (Not healthy for me) and various water fasting protocols to eventually settling on my current lifestyle of: 1)Taking stairs daily 2)Intermittent fasting of 16 hours daily/ 3-4 Day water fasts Quarterly3)Mineral consumption daily using Fulvic Acid, Icelandic Kelp, a powdered Electrolyte to regular water, Spring Water (Minerals are ESSENTIAL to hydration) 4)Daily Fruit consumption 5)Grass Fed, Grass finished Beef 6)Minimal Fried foods (I still LOVE French fries) 7)No seed oils (only Tallow, butter and/or avocado oil) 8)Cut back on white flour and grains (Minimal breads, pastry, pasta) 9)No soda 10)No dairy (Cow’s milk is for baby calfs)11)Minimal alcohol (Maybe Vodka or Tequila RARELY) 12)At lease 7 hours of sleep daily13)No watching CNN, MSNBC, NY TImes, Washington Post, NPR or ABC, NBC, CBS…………….

That’s telling him to leave money on the table.

Using a phone or table for everything is not always the most efficient method. 

I think the easiest way to find the right partner is to find one that you are aligned with as far as investing in rental properties.The other option would be to keep flipping properties until you get enough money for a down payment on a rental.Another option would be to look for a BRRRR (buy, rehab, rent, refi, repeat) because then your friend could still bring money to the table and you could pay them back their portion plus interest and then you keep the rental property.What area of Chicago did you do your flip in?

Quote from @Selina Giarla:All this being said...I CANNOT find a good deal.The proper translation of “I cannot find a good deal” is “I cannot find people stupid enough to leave money on the table.”The proper response to that is: “Why should they?”