Are you using a property manager here in Akron locally ?

I signed up tonight as a business member and was astonished at the 3 time increase in cost for what seems like 20% of the old value. 

You are getting the the bad financing of larger properties, say 12-20 units and the hard to find good management of 2-4 units.) so I’d concentrate on 2-4 units if you can’t/don’t want to look at 8 or 12+ buildings. 2) That being said, even though 12 out of my 13 properties are in Vegas, they are all SFR.

Unfortunately having title issues is one of the reasons that sellers are sometimes willing to do seller financing simply because they know mortgage companies won't approve without proper title work and title insurance so they have to be more creative in the ways they sell but that can be risky for you as a buyer.If you do seller finance I recommend having very specific terms on HOW payments will be made and accepted and using a professional service like https://www.agecroftcapital.com/ for loan management in the case of any disputes - just my personal rec, not sponsored by BP though I do work for BP :)

Estimate what the yearly costs will be.3. 

Only difference is no fees or closing costs if they approve the assignment.

End of the day borrowing against a rental will always cost more than your primary residence.

It all comes down to how you can structure the capital and the overall cost for it.

Easier management and the same appreciation.

Is my partner liable to pay for those costs?