These questions become very tailored to the market you’re in, the purchase price and after repair value and your budget.

I believe he's a PM in your are and would probably be able to help you out a bit more tailored.

Tailor what you are good at to be able to add value to your clients experience. 

A partnership leaves both partners exposed to liability, and you will need a complex and tailored agreement to ensure both partners are protected.

I would suggest calling the owner (unless the owner has an agent, then call them) and asking what his motives are, maybe it's not money, maybe he just wants a serious buyer, that's up to you to find out and tailor too.

You can succeed by investing locally or long distance but you must tailor your approach.Key to long distance investing is to build a team that will support you (agents, property managers, contractors, lawyers etc.) and in order to have a successful team you will need to be very clear about what you need from them.

I am having a hard time honing in on one approach -"the forest for the trees" - for many reasons.While there is a ton of good information out there, this general advice, at times, is hard to tailor and apply to my own life with my own unique goals and living situation.

With those agents you may have to tailor your approach and use simple terminology which may come down to a simple LOI with terms more favorable to the buyer.

He is sending out a message that is tailored to people that are better off focusing on their debt and easy investments.

There are niche lenders who cater to Investors and have specific loans tailored to you.