The value add will include TI's and renting out the 50% of the square feet that is vacant.The hangup is that in a TIC structure we have learned that every person must bring money into the deal to achieve an equitable split.

Maybe after I get my feet wet here.

Like why can’t I just get financing for a $80k duplex so I can get my feet wet?

hahaMicro economics are always different to macro and investors that solely rely on online market stats/demographics will miss the point.Online stats and demographics will never beat "feet on the ground" and real life day to day knowledge of what happens on the ground.For example, we know when a mosquito does a fart and Mike P always messages me privately about what new strip club is opening in Toledo and when heheOnline stats never reveal such things haha 

Looking for more beta users before we finalize our first round of funding next month.

So instead of trying to force square peg's in round holes, maybe consider better uses of your energy, how to better get round peg's that fit nice and neatly, and at a nice profit I might add. 

Taxes are also paid up, however the place is vacant now and the grass is 2 feet high.

True, but it's much safer not to worry about a mortgage while you get your feet wet. 

The structure doesn't really matter at this stage and unless you have cash, you won't be buying in an LLC unless you utilize commercial loans, as you said, like DSCR, but you will be putting 20-30 percent down to get those loans.You are bit feet ahead of head here, excited, but focused on the wrong things.

They are both in private communities with plenty of amenities to offer all year round.