I know each partnership is different and has different terms but how do I suggest exactly what I want the deal to entail?  

To add a kitchen would add at least $10k What does the firewall entail?

My research usually entails Realtor.com, tax records and a few phone calls. 

Well, being creative when buying or controlling entails knowing what is possible and customary in your state.And if you do a creative deal, have some capital if the deal has problems (sub2, sandwich lease options, wraps, etc).One of my most creative deals ever was to sell on Lease Purchase when the market was slow.Here is the link to the article. http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/2048-how-to-...And the deal was in Auckland New Zealand.Who says US strategies don't work overseas!

Regarding the first assertion, the defendants argued, and the court in Reifert held, that where a seller with "market power" in a particular product or service market requires purchasers to also purchase a second, separate second product or service (the "tied" product), that requirement is unlawfully anticompetitive only if there is actual competition in the tied product market.

If such is prohibited in your lease, then they are in violation of that lease and subject to all that it entails.

What do the fees entail in their proposal?  

In this experience, they did not hesitate to hang me out to dry by not providing me with any information about the nature of the issue, by pulling the reservation (and payment) after her arrival, and by asserting that I had to make her leave on my own.  

I’m guessing that’s your 1/3 share and even then I’m guessing the manager can make an assertion that some cleaning was needed.

Get with the city plans & permits to see what all is entailed in a historic rehab.