I took pair of keys and would scratch the sample pieces I had to see how resistant they were. 

Any guidance or options to consider to any or all pieces of this would be appreciated!

See how long you can leverage negative cashflow.Last piece of advice, unlike John Morgan, I don't think debt until you die is good.

Therefore, I would suggest have a separate LLC own each piece of real estate (and ask your accountant whether to register at a S Corp or other, my clients accountants typically recommend S Corp) and have a separate LLC be the partner for your house flipping venture.For the house slipping venture, the LLC can either be a member of another LLC (we will call it House Flipping, LLC for purposes of this discussion) and your partner can be the other member of house flipping, LLC.

i have been introduced to Partner Driven through a friend who got a marketing piece, reached out to them, applied online, wathed their videos and setup a call.

Also make sure you understand the difference between a partial and a hypothecation.What I mean is typically with a partial you are buying a stream of payments from a note holder (an A piece call it) and are responsible for managing the loan, paying servicing fees and if it goes bad, the agreement will indicate next steps.A hypothecation is when the note seller hypothecates the loan and typically will pay you (not the borrower) and they are responsible for managing the loan and paying servicing fees. 

But I'm an investor agent & a buyer's agent that doesn't buy the idea that Hud has recently implemented a nationwide no-disclosure policy where listing agents are now kept completely in the dark through the most vital piece of the sales process that HUD once relied on for years. 

Welp... that's a lot better than what I found with the last house clean out. 1/8 of Tequila 1 tiny piece of the green sticky ickysome frozen Jack Daniels Pork I had a decent 15 minute party w/ my found treasure 

I moved to columbus and so did thousands of other people for the opportunity and the economic development. look at the net migration patterns. that's what drives development, economies, etc. if you have some data to back up your investment thesis I'm all ears. but my focus is on Central Ohio new construction economy.

I have a potentially unique, but low barrier entry opportunity in front of me, but I am struggling to put the pieces together in a way the make sense for all.