I'd discuss if I have a spare key for emergency access.  

He tells me he will upload the full accounting to an online account I can access (as agreed to in the JV contract) by the end of the week.

I do believe it will help, giving me access to the MLS and can run comps and have knowledge of the market.Also, will be looking to house hack and buy and holds if I can get all the pieces to fall together.Will be attending meetups to network.Will be searching for my own deals with some local realtors.

Hi Thomas, That is a common path that many investors take by utilizing a credit line or second mortgage to access capital to support down payment / closing requirements for the new purchase. 

My group and many others on BP offer syndication investments, but being accredited with at least $50k certainly gives you more access to opportunities. 

to have access to someone that has done it on a property that at least the corners touch would know virtually all the answers for me to do the same thing to my property.Tic of course has even less issues because the jurisdiction is not significantly involved but it has financing hurdles to overcome.Question is how painless will San Jose make the process?  

Right now, I’m looking for one that can help me access pre-foreclosure lists.

Could never access the promised info.

Investors will buck and pout because they really want the money to go to title where it won't be as easy for you to access it if they cancel- they will try to get it back.

The maximum amount of the energy package that can be added to the borrower’s regular FHA loan amount is the lesser of:· A cost-effective improvements to be made (energy package) based on the home energy assessment; or· the lesser of 5 percent of:the Adjusted Value;115 percent of the median area price of a Single Family dwelling; or150 percent of the national conforming mortgage limit.An FHA-approved lender can access FHA’s EEM Calculator to determine the dollar maximum amount that a borrower can finance for energy improvements.