This would be able to move us in, and we would use that 100k as part of the 180k that would be required at the closing table for the assumption.

A lot of people decide to bring/raise investor money to the table as a foot in the door, but I also think there is options to be more creative and do the same thing.

I approached them because I had a promising deal on the table but needed fast funding without complications.

I know that I am not the first one to make a post like this so I understand how bringing value to the table can differentiate me from someone else in a similar situation.

In a “nutshell”What can work - partnerships where each person brings a different necessary asset (knowledge, experience, time, capital, credit) to the table, the responsibilities, rewards, and expectations are clearly spelled out, legal documents are created to head off disagreements, and the parties are compatible.What doesn’t work - partnerships formed by two or more inexperienced people looking for “comfort” rather than going it alone, and anything other than the above. 

Learn before you earn.Again, I am not trying to be “mean”, just keep in mind that you don’t know everything the seller is going through…from your side of the table this may look like an “easy deal” or a no brainer good deal the seller should jump on…seldom is this true.You probably won’t ever know what the seller is dealing with (could be multiple sellers, family issues, health problems with a loved one, and a hundred other things).

For the estimating rehab costs book, there is a table in section 4 from p.201-p.216.

My job is to get it to the closing table which can be difficult, and you don't know which way it is going to go until you are already in it. 

And it's written under the pseudonym of Sean Cook by Paul Kaseburg.Paul’s sat on both sides of the table on over $2 billion of real estate deals.

If you went to the roulette table and they paid 3-1 for red vs black vs 2-1 then that would be awesome but if it paid 1.5-1 that would stink.