I’ve been doing my due diligence day in and day out and have been struggling to find deals.

Have you struggled with a problematic tenant?

Based on current #’s/expenses + mortage, comes in at about a 10% COC.Found a friend of mine that is willing to put up the downpayment ($60K) and go in on the deal with me.What i’m struggling with is how to structure/make appetizing for the investor, to ensure long-term desire to do more deals.

It's really hard when you see someone struggling at times to not accept a partial payment but it seems 9 times out of 10 never a good can to open as it most often leads to other issues down the line.

The first 2 can be problematic depending on your area.Also, people who are not detail oriented and try to to self manage can struggle with S8 because there is more red tape and paperwork.

I'm struggling to determine what the "next step" is that will get me to my next goal of generating $500k of additional cash (to invest in a syndication).

I don't know what the difference was other than the one that struggled was in a much smaller town.

Keep in mind the biggest risk with negative cash flow is the struggle to scale. 

The first 2 can be problematic depending on your area.Also, people who are not detail oriented and try to to self manage can struggle with S8 because there is more red tape and paperwork. 

We're struggling to find good deals for our investors right now.