Because metro averages often conceal significant variations in performance from neighborhood to neighborhood, its important to look at submarket reports for all major metros and property types.

I made all that up, there could be a thousand other variations on it.

There are many possible solutions and variations here depending upon the circumstances, including the amount of time available for planning, the desire of the partners to cooperate.

The most popular question in these forums is some variation of "How do I get started investing with no money?"

I know there could be variations, points, etc. but am I missing something?

The difficulty you will have as a sponsor is that there are so many different variations on how equity is structured and how returns are paid out that its hard to understand just by looking at the headline numbers (8% 70/30 then reverse).  

Borrower acknowledges having received a copy of the Fictitious Deed of Trust and agrees to be bound by the Sections and paragraphs of the Fictitious Deed of Trust incorporated into this Security Instrument.INCORPORATION OF FICTITIOUS DEED OF TRUST PROVISIONSTHIS SECURITY INSTRUMENT combines uniform covenants for national use and non-uniform covenants with limited variations by jurisdiction to constitute a uniform security instrument covering real property.BORROWER COVENANTS that Borrower is lawfully seised of the estate hereby conveyed and has the right to grant and convey the Property and that the Property is unencumbered, except for encumbrances of record.Borrower warrants and will defend generally the title to the Property against all claims and demands, subject to any encumbrances of record.TOGETHER WITH all the improvements now or hereafter erected on the property, and all easements, appurtenances, and fixtures now or hereafter a part of the property.All replacements and additions shall also be covered by this Security Instrument.All of the foregoing is referred to in this Security Instrument as the “Property.”

Only in the last three days, Bitcoin had a variation of almost $500.

Would love to use the entire Proceeds to purchase something in NC or any other Landlord Friendly state.Are there any other 1031 variations out there that I can qualify for??

So if you're purchasing a $300,000 house, gross monthly rents should be $3,000 to make it a worthwhile investment.You will see a lot of variation in this "rule-of-thumb" across Bigger Pockets mainly because it's not a very good rule, and it means entirely different things depending on which market you're in, but people still try to apply the rule across the board to all markets.