"How am I a benefit to the investor if I have no capital to contribute?" 

I would recommend starting a new LLC  with the 50/50 ownership shown as well as the capital contributed.

Reno work usually assists/contributes to reducing your time line on tenant turn over.

Hi Daniel,I think what I have been seeing for the most part is that duplexes up to four plexes are not necessarily marketed at certain cap rates but whatever the market and comparable properties have been selling for.Maybe a factor that contributes to this is that anyone with a traditional home mortgage can purchase up to a 4 unit building without getting a commercial loan.

. -- Some members of the Tulsa BP community are currently contributing REI resource recommendations to the following Google dos spreadsheet:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eW2waQGNxc...Feel free to add your own recommendations for contractors, agents, lenders, etc. if you have them. 

My idea is that since my tenants are helping build that pot of equity, I should contribute to it some also so it can build bigger faster.

Looking to contribute and learn however I can, just enjoying all the great content so far.

Thank you in advance for contributing to this site. 

If you are self-employed with no full time employees your business can sponsor a Solo 401(k), which has higher contributions tools and a few other 401(k) associated plan level advantages in addition to being a very flexible investing tool. 

Thank you for your time and any contributions given.