We half-finished the basement, adding drywall, paint, and trim.

As per verbal agreement they consider that their client and collect half of your split( in addition to the house split)...What is reasonable to be considered someones client?

When going before public meetings with your proposals, drug, alcohol, and half way houses for former incarcerated, receive the most scrutiny.

I didn't want the bugs to move to the other two units so I covered half of the expense and the tenant paid the rest.  

About a year and a half ago, the new construction all but stopped. 

Now if you could put down half of that and get the same cash flow, that would be a different story.

You can get investors to sign off on being accredited even if they aren't.My CPA can send a letter that I own half of Australia's outback mate lol

About half disappear after that and the other 1/4 are couples.  

Just a year and a half ago, I wholesaled the house directly across the street from this property, making this deal even more meaningful.

(It reminds me of a tenanant that I had difficulty with.... they always had murphy show up to mess with them)I have about 12k invested, its been long enough that they have paid back about half.