With that case in mind, aside from formulating a strong buyer's list and bandit signs, what are other ways to share the property?

I have a strong financial background and my thoughts are that lending would be the next best step for me, but I am unsure which way to go.

Looking to be a fantastic investment and beginning to a strong partnership Lessons learned?

You can see why listing agents would flag longer approval periods and why those offers wouldn't be as strong. 4.

This is drastically more difficult if it's an OOS market.Many people suggest investing locally for a first investment for many reasons, one of them being it tends to be easier to build that strong team - meeting them in person, meeting at the property, etc. can be very beneficial.That being said, if your local market simply DOES NOT meet your criteria for an investment, don't try to force it.  

I have strong credit, I have strong assets, and I have strong income. 

Some parts just fabricate them (the flatter joint piece). 

I can't seem a large benefit of REI in a case where you have to put 20% down in an average market.Ex:20% on $500k move-in ready duplex where about $1k cash flow (ideal scenario)Assumptions - 6% housing appreciation, Stock 6% appreciation (conservative estimates)Profit- House appreciation 6%/year- Mortgage paydown and it's 6% appreciation/year- Cashflow invested back into mortgage paydown+/- tax deductionsExpense- interest payment, taxes, home insurance, maintenance ~ roughly 1k a/f deduction (conservative est, probably alot more)VSOpportunity Cost- Down payment 20% = 100k in mutual fund 6% return/yr- $1k/month expenses that could be contributed to mutual fundYes there are still alot of variables- housing and stock appreciation/return will vary depending on location/time/stock- did not exactly calculate out the tax deductions / expenses but made a conservative estimate in favor of REI- did not include time and fees dealing with REI transactions vs just working a few more hours at my jobWhat i'm seeing is that in a scenario where someone will not be building sweat equity or finding a crazy discounted deal on a property and going through a conventional 20% in an "average market", the argument doesn't seem as strong for REI vs mutual funds/stock - they seem to be pretty close if you take into account the variables mentioned above.

Do you think 11% is  strong enough maintenance and cap ex for a 90's build?

If you have strong credit, you are better off putting less % down and investing the difference.Your PMI on a conventional loan w/ 5% down should be cheap if your credit is 760+.