If you have nothing to bring to the table you will find it difficult I always tell folks in this situation is to simply go on e bay you can buy every single guru's written materials and tapes for 20 to 50 bucks each guru.. listen to all of those read them all.. then slice and dice and see what fits your personality.no one ever said real estate is easy.. takes no money and will just fall in your lap.. its the polar opposite.. 

like what is the actual process when dealing with the homeowner3) i thought of this on my way home, but would you offer to cut a small check on the side to the owner if you got the property below a certain amount so that they would have an incentive to even go this route?

Tow it and see what happens or simply suck it up and modify your lease when it expires.

:40-60% gross revenue (after cleaning fees) for either 2 years or until the investment is recouped then 5-15% cut in perpetuity. 

House hacking can be a great way to get started investing while cutting your living expenses down to nothing.

Simply by increasing rents by $50/door, you would increase your CCR to 9.4%, AND meet the $100/door minimum most investors look for!  

The same economies of scale would could apply to submerging utilities and other cost cutting areas. 

All the financial doc's were provided and the numbers simply did not work..

There was lots of shoddy work done in the past.For the misinformation, it could any combination of the seller providing incorrect information, error(s) the broker made, or just simply me not understanding what was presented.

I assume this is a multi million dollar deal.the builder of course NEEDS YOUR equity to get his loan.. now the good news is if he  can get a loan means he is somewhat to fully qualified.. you can do a participation mortgage in second position calling out for an interest rate and a bonus you just put it right in the note.. or lets say your lot price is 500k.. you simply write your note for 650k plus interest.. this assure you of profit.I would not do this though if you have no means to step in and complete or cash out the first.. nothing is worse than taking over a build project from a builder that failed mid stream