He get's principal and simple interest payments over a number of years.I'll manage the deal and the property.Looking to create a proforma for this that would fit a typical rental analysis but insert the detail of having private money cover the DP.

You can click on my website link in my signature to set that up at a time that works for you. 

Just normal stuff that happens in this biz when you're dealing with so many variables and things like that.At the end of the day, what you want is someone who will shoot you straight and who will do what they said they would.

Start by educating yourself with foundational books like The Millionaire Real Estate Investor and practicing deal analysis using tools like BiggerPockets calculators.

And this allowed us to retire a decade or more sooner.

What kind of cost per square foot are you seeing in Boise to build multi-family / townhomes?

I use this and share with my team (i.e) drone photographers, VAs, reatlors, partners, etc.Zoho Forms, I use this to collect info from leads, buyers, etc.Zoho Desk, this is a ticketing where all inquires go to and since it integrates with Zoho Forms, it creates a ticket within Zoho Desk + New Lead within Zoho.Zoho Cliq, similar to slack, I communicate with my team with this software.

This is useful information but much more useful would be a look at the pitfalls.

I have read in forums that upfront fees are generally big no-no's.

Make them pay what is owed, then give them access to the unit to haul their stuff out. 24 hours should be sufficient.