I would like to pick up rentals as well as the occasional flip.

The terms we have agreed to are thisPrivate Money Partner bring the 20-25% down payment, does NO active management other than voting to approve the purchase, and occasionally voting on major items such as time to make large cap-ex purchases, time to sell etc....We do ALL of the work of finding, funding, rehabbing if needed, placing tenants, all ongoing PM and business management. 

@David OlsonI am in no way an expert at this but I believe when you are making a cash purchase the main team players are:Attorneys, Title Company, Inspector and Appraiser (occasionally)Attorneys: Using legalese to get the purchase contract in writing Title Company: Perform due diligence to make sure there are no liens against the propertyInspector: You already covered thatAppraiser: To determine the price of the property at its current state and after repair value.

Everyone needs to vent occasionally though I guess ;)

It is worth considering areas like McKinley Park (right next to Bridgeport and also becoming a Western extension of Chinatown), West Pilsen (still seedy enough to yield an occasional good deal), or Bronzeville (again, pockets of dereliction open up the opportunity to help clean up your own little corner of the neighborhood). 

These are located in Oklahoma so there is potential for occasional temps in single digits.

This is to say that my 4 year investment yielded net 224K, approx. 56k per year...I did a lot of improvement works on the house: new floors on two of the three floors, tore down a wall down, completely rehabbed the basement, added a bathroom, put in a new kitchen, replaced some appliances and many other cosmetic jobs which were costly but I did myself with the help of my father and the occasional local handyman.

Not sure if you have done or plan to do any occasional interior inspections ( with notice ) or if that is written into your lease .. but something to consider .

Piri Musufayaf, here are occasional meet-ups in Tulsa, for investors.

New flooring, paint, bright lights, some landscaping, occasionally new appliance or two.