In a seller's market, home prices typically increase due to limited inventory, while in a buyer’s market, prices tend to be more negotiable.

Is it one investor per deal, then they would act as a private lender and that typically includes a note, deed of trust, loan agreement, personal guarantee, assignment of rents and a few other docs.

However, I’ve found that these strategies don’t seem to align with the current real estate market in my country, Pakistan, particularly in Karachi.Here’s an example:A typical 120-square-yard house with 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms costs around 106,000k ($270-$300 Rent per month).

You're talking about the west side of Akron, which is a solid rental area and can range from C- to B; but most houses were built long before 2000 - typically in the post war boom 1940s-60s. 

They are difficult to finance and once the profit split with the hotel plus other fees are deducted from the gross they don't typically look like very good deals.  

Lis pendens are not typical in trustee states because trustee states use the power of sale clause to foreclose, and don't use the courts.

This would require tenancy in common which lenders typically won’t allowTransferring ownership from personal names to LLC is straight forward with a deed transfer and re-assigning the tenant leases.

or an income play which typically provides lower yield because they typically inherently have lower risk

Typically I am seeing investors put down 30-40% to break even or cash flow a bit, so that is about the same as your 80% coverage ratio. 

Balance Sheet can show how much was a building was purchases for, how much principal loan is still outstanding, how much is in escrow and how much is in tenant security liability, Construction typically in the long-term development are put in the balance sheet and not P&L.Most investors are doing multiple type of real estate, not just rental.