Can you find a way to capitalize on their work even if you don't buy "their deal".

The hang up is getting deals formally drawn up.One idea:- I buy the property and pay 25% DP, then they provide capital after the closing and I pay them P&I over 5-10 years.

Hey @Mike Nelson, never assume anything about STR rules and regs.Here is the STR rules for Oak Park - https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/oakparkil/latest/oakpa...I would call the city and make sure it is legal for a specific property.Now regarding the famous person angle, sure it can add value to the property or as a STR, but for STR use, I would think you would need it to be in original condition with a lot of the furniture and knick-knacks that were owned by the famous person along with a bunch of photos etc featuring the famous person.If you buy a place that has been totally redone but was owned by someone famous but has no features or things that were theirs, then I don't see it being a draw. 

I currently live in WA state and invest out of state for buy and holds.

They will see a large pipeline of local deals, and they will buy some as rentals, flip others, and flip the contract (wholesale) a handful where it makes sense.

@Jay Hinrichs my thoughts exactly, I feel they are big enough to email blast crappy deals and know someone out of 100,000 will buy it.

One of my goals is to develop a solid buy box to streamline our underwriting process and make it more systematic.

But not just any rough area, find the areas that you think will gentrify in a few years (less than 5), buy a rough house, fix it up and wait.

I am a long-term investor with a buy and hold property in Brooklyn, NY and I also own multiple lands in Florida and Mississippi.

All set to jump my start career as a investor to do fix/flip and buy apartment units  ,any suggestions how to move forward.