You don't need that distraction.

WHAT IS A FAIR 30 YEAR INTEREST RATE for both of us, I believe I would put in an option to switch the note over to a traditional institution in 5 years if beneficial.Thank you all for your knowledgeSteve

Lastly, you will still need to put in the time and effort to ensure the deal is right for you to proceed with. 

The value you bring might be in the form of capital, experience, access to deals, the ability to put in a lot of work, the experienced to manage the property, etc., etc., but you have to bring SOMETHING to the table. ...regardless of what type of value you bring, it has to be sufficiently valuable for the partner to benefit (and if the partner is a highly experienced and successful RE investor, they ain't gonna come cheap). ...Now, does this mean you should never partner with anyone, or you should give up on the idea of a partnership?

If I am current, go back to that site, put in the address you are researching. 

if you plan on splitting it later, make sure you put in the necessary fire barriers so that they can be classify as separate buildings.

Now that the renovation is done on that one, I’ll post the after photos to show the paint color change and stainless appliances I put in.

Put in a fence for the back yard. 

The plumber should be able to tell where the septic tank is b/c he will have a measurement from where the camera was put in the pipe to where the tank is.

So I'm hoping this isn't just a lesson learned event...but when I purchased my rental near joshua tree, the homeowner was to put in a new HVAC system prior to closing.