Basically, anything other then 25% down and bank financing could qualify.Using a HELOC for a down payment is a pretty common strategy.You need to look at what the extra costs of the HELOC will be and figure that into your calculations, probably off-line in a spread sheet.

hit me off line for referral..

I have a really good attorney who I use in PDX that wont charge you an arm and a legg and scare you into all sorts of unnecessary and complicated asset protection schemes.. basically you can vest in LLC  have an operating agreement ( that's your JV agreement) and a clear cut buy sell agreement .. pretty simple and standard stuff.. feel free to ping me off line..

Maybe we should have an offline chat with a few of us.

I would love to learn more about your services but let's take it offline to direct messages.

All the information you need you can pull from either a P&L or you can pull it offline in public data sites. 

Hi Tom- I'd be happy to answer those questions off line- probably easier to have a convo vs typing out a dozen messages here. 

Hi Chad, I just messaged you -- we can talk more offline.

A lot of the kind of folks you're talking about are active here on the BP forums, so if you have specific questions about any of those areas I'd encourage you to ask :)If you're looking to meet people offline there are several good investor groups in the RI and southern Mass. area including RIREIG and Black Diamond REI.

Happy to chat offline about how that went for us if you’d like.