Putting 10% down is not unreasonable at all and you seem to have developed a strategy that works well for you.

Aside from tenants failing to pay rent and tearing up the place, some are unreasonable about their expectations.There are a lot, and I mean A LOT of landlords that attempt to weasel and impose their personal beliefs (religious, political, morals) on tenants through a variety of means.

I will say I learned several things through the process:Assignment of contracts and simultaneous closings, two ways to tie up a property and sell or assign to an investor, without my own money, protecting my interest and not getting circumvented.There are hard money lenders out there willing to work with you at not so unreasonable rates.You have got to move quick on getting your offers written up and submitted with all the other documents you need.

The new law specifies a number of disclosures, but nothing unreasonable.

I don't think it is unreasonable for them to ask to see the contract.

if she intends to f with you to punish her ex....roll out, if she feels the price is unreasonable, determine the point to which its worthwhile, see if you can get it for that price or less, if not roll out.

Most of the time I find the downstairs tenant "victim" is blowing it out of proportion and being unreasonable but not always.

The amount of work you are wanting to analyze properties being an out of state investor isn't all that unreasonable.

However, if things don't work out as planned, then you might end up needing to hold for a short (or long) time, so it would be ideal for you to have a viable backup plan, ie hold as a rental.You're not going to find 100% financing right now (if you do, please share with everyone), but it isn't unreasonable to run numbers as if you were financing it all.

@RandyYou will be audited shortly for the unreasonable compensation your wife is taking on the 100k of income.