Unfortunately, Pollution and Mold related claims are common Exclusions of the GL policy. 

Especially when you factor in down payment, closing costs, monthly mortgage payments and monthly common charges.

Easy reads and they use real person experiences to help generate a common ground for you.

It's pretty common for lenders to have that requirement of >20% equity owners.

If they took the deed with "joint ownership" as opposed to "owners in common", then the surviving owner inherits the property and it doesn't go to other heirs through any sort of probate process.

In other words, they want you to be an investor, but still have a 9-5 job just in case all of your tenants leave and you need to pay the mortgage (as if that's a common occurrence). 

Use this as motivation to start creating a troubleshooting manual for common problems in a rental.

Hey Joey, this is definitely a common feeling and it sounds like you've already done a great job of getting started.

I have found partnering with others allows me to continue buying good deals.Research "Tenants in Common" as a way to partner on deals.I am open to discussing my success with getting my investment money out of a deal or how I am working with partners. 

As if it's common knowledge, which it is not.