there were all sorts of fires.. turns out they would use the sink in the bath room to put briquets in them and put a BBQ grate over it and cook their chicken skewers.. 

Hi Juan, are you looking for some sort of jv partner, hard money or something entirely different?

I don't want to start a fight here but the cops here are useless for this sort of thing. 

I am curious about what sort of benefits you've seen to the bottom-line/performance of your rentals.

There are all sorts of cool things you can do with this investment vehicle, as I’m sure you are learning from your research and experience.

This works a little different than simple supply and demand, but sort of similar.

I know I can have a contingency for financing depending how motivated the seller is but I would like to know what I can do in this situation.

This is a great way to learn and to get motivated. 

Worth $150KI have no money in savings now but could probably scrape up about $5KI have a goal of $6,000 cash flow in 18 months (or sooner).I am looking for sound advice on a strategy to get started based on my specific starting point.I am motivated for so many family reasons.

You need to figure out what sort of lease, if any, the tenant has.