You can still get good deals, and most of the time doing research will be a lot more benificial than the interest rates the sharks will require.

If you're seen as acting out of desperation, that's like blood in the water to sharks, people won't deal with you, you'll never build trust and most anything you say will be questioned. :)

The two difficult things in this type of negotiation is (a) the shark factor (b) her possible lack of RE knowledge.

I'm more of a lone investors as splitting equity has been a pain but I'm more than happy to work with investors who want to be loan sharks haha

whereas buying an apartment with say 20 units is just one loan and 20 doors.there are some companies that sell 2 flats and 4 flats with the idea that your conventional mortgage slots are not taken up by one door but each loan is taken up with multiple doors.. and if your scaling its doors your after generally speaking

I am no expert but those "shark-bite" fittings leak like that when not properly connected.

There are 'sharks' out there that would love to separate them from their money, and may do almost any crooked thing to make that happen!

the sharks will start circling now lol. 

If you can use scissors, a razor  knife and a tape measure without needing a trip to the hospital, you'll do fine on your  own.

Real estate is not for the faint of heart, it's a field full of killers and sharks.