Sure, taking them in as a partner is fine, you may want to consider the financing issues with partners being considered.But, I think that's too far over the top saying that finding a deal warrants sharing in it without other participation.Giving a small percentage in title away isn't a good idea.

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As such, "combining" funds in the manner you suggest becomes very difficult and even if done "in the recommended fashion" not without risk.There is an interpretation that an IRA/401k and disqualified party may joint venture in a very rigid fashion.The title is vested jointly on day one, reflecting the percentage of ownership.The equity in the project may not be altered in any way between the JV partners.AND - the tricky part - this is only OK if both sides could do the transaction alone and are not being enabled to participate in a transaction they would not have been able to without access to the disqualified funds.So, if your 401k (could) purchase a property - perhaps with a non-recourse loan - and chooses to JV with you instead, that is OK.  

So what percentage of ownership/equity do you typically maintain when you pull all of your money out by bringing in an equity partner?

@Joshua Dorkin HI Jarrod,Your concern seems to have two parts:1) DTI - debt to income qualification issue - you can either bring on a spouse for more income, rent out the prior house to create income to offest the prior home's payment, or other strategies2) VA eligibility for second and subsequent use --  If you're in a 417k limit area and you use 262 then that approximately means you'll have 155k or percentage use of the VA entitlement remaining. 155k / 417k limit or about 37.17% of a county's entitlement left.

The 30 year performance ending in 2015 is almost a full percentage point higher than that ending in 2010.  

Does small percentage of ownership suffice?

Get the women's signature and attempt to contact and close the ex-boyfriend myself.I am getting closer to closed deals, even if it is just a few percentage points at a time.Next step to work on my business is to refine my website so that I start getting phone calls from that and, also to order business cards.

The higher this percentage is the longer I need to factor in holding time even if the days on market (DOM) is lower than average.

Experience over many years teaches a broker percentage plays and a gut feel for if the time invested will yield a somewhat successful outcome for all parties involved.