Every time we attempted to leave the table, one of 5 individuals (four at one time at one point) would offer us another week for free or almost free.

Hello everyone,My name is Simon, I'm 24 and I'm a french man living in the beautiful city of Philadelphia.

Hey @Max Shepherdson, every deal has it's own set of rules, and it really depends on what the other partner is bringing to the table.

I have about $30k I can QUICKLY bring to the table myself plus my experience as a broker, project manager, and engineer.

You will need to come to closing table with maybe 25% down and closing cost. 

What they buy, where they buy, price point, how many per month etc.Although it's true that if you have areal deal on the table the buyers will come, it's equally as good (if not more so) to find a property "KNOWING" it meets one of your buyers criteria! 

So what then, I find a buyer and bring them to the closing table?

It looks like the house hack duplex idea is no longer on the table due to family reasons.  

The cash the lender requests you to bring to the table is not cash toward closing :-).

In poker, the lost hands chips are just in a different pile on the table.