Quote from @Christian Mejia: We recently purchased our first investment property in Florida with the assistance of Rent to Retirement and I just wanted to say it was a smooth process.

Also, while it won't cashflow right away, rental rates will continue to rise and in 3-4 years it will very likely be a cash-flowing property (it's in a prime location with tons of upside and development going on around it). 

My goal for this deal is to purchase a cash-flowing multi family property to buy and hold.

The past 2 1/2 years I’ve flipped some properties and have wholesaled some.

Showing a property while it’s occupied is almost never positive.

Real Estate Agent uses commission earned on the subject property toward their own down payment when they are also the buyer of that same property (personal residence).

Inheriting it is the best option tax wise- because it gives you a step up in basis to the property's value on that date. 

Quote from @Nicholas Goerss: Hello all,I am getting ready to start looking at lender for my second conventional mortgage to buy my second property.

I am from the Hagerstown, MD area and was looking at a few potential investment properties in Cumberland.

If loan balance is $300k and it's worth $400k and an equity partner puts $40k to bring it current then they have about 40% of equity in the property - now they would not take straight $40k as probably more costs involved.