--Financing:I would like to do 20% down, or more if needed, but I would like to avoid 100% cash offers as it would likely be the majority of my liquid assets.Question: How does financing differ from the mainland?

Market Complexity in Different CitiesReal estate markets can vary significantly between different cities and regions in Germany.

Quote from @Guadalupe Batana: Learning about different types of loans is always a smart move, especially as an agent.

It would be a different story if I were endorsing a business that was not doing a good job.  

Lenders tend to have different requirements.... some look for a required minimum membership interest and others look solely at direct benefit the signer receives which could be membership interest, fee etc.

I gave him the difference between Cleveland and Columbus 

While similar these 2 operate vastly differently, are positioned wildly differently. 

(So therefore we wouldn’t have to pass on the cost of the repair to him ie. the tenant).Now, several months later, I contacted the contractor to ask if he would be to provide a price estimate for a different job at our house.

They often have different vendors introduce themselves so you can build your team and they often have a local member do a case study on one of their properties to share the ins, outs, ups, and downs of the investment.

You've got some different comments above so let me help clarify some things if you don't mind.1.