Negotiation tip #47, make it as simple as possible for the other party to accept your terms.

Obviously there’s a number of things that can go wrong, I’m just curious if you find the documents less effective than one from an experienced lawyer but you are willing to accept less quality for a cheaper product or if you actually find them more effective in the first place.

The property itself should bring in revenue ( even if you choose not to live in one side) and generally a bank will accept a portion of that rental income into the calculation. 

Some hosts also accept bank transfers, but you’ll want to ensure payments clear well in advance of their stay.

However, it is perfectly acceptable to combine all tenants’ security deposits into a single account.

@Madison Sloan All depends on what you're willing to accept and if you can get approved for a loan now or not.

While your partner accepts more of the cash from the sale of the FFE and the associated tax bill.This might take some accountant massaging. 

If you want to be buying right now and can't self source leads though you're probably going to need to adjust your acceptable numbers and focus on the long term.

1) 50% rule is a well accepted generic approximation 2) hundreds of underwriting has shown it to be fairly close for my underwriting for a SFR purchase in San Diego.  

I've seen a lot of your posts and I'd be interested to know what you think differentiates those 'few' investors that do manage to scale their businesses from the 'most investors' that are unable to achieve a gross ROI that would generate acceptable profits for a sponsor and investors?