Leveraging Seth's local market expertise, we secured the property for $290,000.

Security deposit amountYou can find plenty of examples by searching for "tenant estoppel certificate doc" or exchanging "doc" with "pdf" for more options.Here is an example and explanation: Sample EstoppelSome have a lot of legal jargon but this document does not need to be so detailed.

Leveraging Jamari's local market expertise, we secured the property for $165,000.

Have you ever utilized seller or private financing to secure a property? 

if it is just the financial side holding you back - let your bank be your partner… or see if you can borrow the money from a family member who knows and trusts you -  without actually partnering with them on the control of the deal itself (pay them interest - or even bring in on the lien to secure their position the first time) - but let them be the finances and you control the project. 

Why not put the vast majority into something secure, and take say 50 and do your first deal together?

We keep a daily updated list of all active and eligible STR's for sale and currently there are well over coastal Oregon listings for sale with vacation rental or STR AirBnB eligibility and generally focus on properties that can reliably secure a permit within 30-60 days of closing.

He suggests a paid off primary residence, more than 1 source of income (real estate, retirement/after tax brokerage account, social security if old enough, part time job or business, etc.), and $500k in liquid assets. 

I require a social security number to run a credit/criminal background on every adult.

I wish I had better news for you, but it is a wide spread problem from my experience.