Your agent can also make arrangements to show the property and write your offer.  

Also depends what stage you are in the game.

Impossible if you leave equity lying dead in a rental at this stage.

Were you in contact with other real estate investors beforehand and worked out arrangements to workout a double close?

I am in final stages of acquiring my real estate license.  

I am in the research stage of investing in Snohomish Co. and am in the process of putting together my team and contractors are high on the list.  

If you opt to stage the apartment hang a few black and white prints and add a pop of color.I guess just choose something that looks good with the flooring and the lighting in the room and stay away from crazy colors.

Can a tenants in common agreement include an arrangement that would allow me to buy "shares" of ownership over time?

It protects them and allows you to keep your holding costs down a little.I've never done it, but I've arranged financing for it a couple times and had the deal fall through (knock on wood).Beset of luck!

A deal was struck up soon after the initial contact, but the time difference added more time to getting the contracts arranged properly, sending and receiving, to the final signature.