Here is your definition of absorption rates in real estate: The absorption rate is defined as the rate at which homes that are available in a market are sold over a given time frame.

If your criteria is not defined enough to cover this situation ( xTimes income, qualified # of income streams, credit score, employee status (W2/1099), employment history, employment type) , then this is a great opportunity to understand your risk tolerance and put some measurable boundaries around them.

It is also important to define the level of risk each party is taking, and the level of compensation for that amount of risk. 

Under Regulations 1.121,"A property used by the taxpayer as the taxpayer's residence may include a houseboat, a house trailer, or the house or apartment that the taxpayer is entitled to occupy as a tenant-stockholder in a cooperative housing corporation (as those terms are defined in section 216(b)(1) and (2)).

Are there any specific states where DTV does not matter a lot.( I am aware that DTI limits are defined by Freddie/Fannie)Investor is individual, no LLCs are involved:Thank you for your assistance.

It’s probably good to define the key returns / metrics you need to meet for the investment to make sense for you. 

ADU is not permitted, nor is an additional bed/bath in the main house.They're offering to sell to me under market at 700k (600k from lender, 100k 'no interest' family loan--terms yet to be defined).

What are thoughts and suggestions on how to define the success of the syndicator agent that’s fair. 

First, is the handyman providing 50/50 in expenses such as materials and payments.Next, define handyman.

The Service will not challenge whether a dwelling unit as defined in section 3.02 of this revenue procedure qualifies under § 1031 as property held for productive use in a trade or business or for investment if the qualifying use standards in section 4.02 of this revenue procedure are met for the dwelling unit.It's important to keep in mind that "personal use" also includes family, friends, or anyone else who did not pay FMV rent to stay there; if they paid FMV rent, their stay(s) would not be considered personal use.