Rates for 203Ks, just like any other mortgage, are credit score sensitive. 

Pretty easy to get a quote and see how the numbers play out (you won't have to provide sensitive info or get your credit pulled). 

I would ask the sponsor to see sensitivity analyses based on moving interest rates and sale cap rates.  

This works OK for relatively static and simple investments like a private placement or crowdfund, but can become rather cumbersome and expensive with a more time sensitive and transaction intensive asset such as a rental property.

Not everyone is as highly sensitive to noise pollution than I.  

By offering the cash partner a higher equity stake you demonstrate to them how seriously you take safeguarding their money (mitigating their risk) knowing you might make a few more mistakes than a seasoned investor.

hello, this is my first post on bp. after reading Brandons book on investing I decided to take his advice and get on here and interact. my first question is how to properly safe guard myself.

If you are going to resell or rent the home, it is a good safeguard to have a clean bill of health letter from a 3rd party for CYA.

It is the lender's job to safeguard all parties, including the lending institution, against overexposure in a property. 

The sewer line tends to be the most successful silent killer because it's not part of the standard inspection regiment.Whatever the locally similar version of that is for you . . . inspect against those and make sure you don't have an AVOIDABLE surprise.I stress AVOIDABLE because you will have surprises, you just want to make sure they are not things you should have safeguarded against.