Like all buy & hold rental investors it would be ideal to have equity, appreciation, and cashflow off the bat if possible, with responsible and friendly tenants that earn 3X the rent on auto-pay with no maintenance issues!!  

Ideally for every $1 invested in rehab you achieve at least $2 of value. 

Assuming you have your "ideal renter criteria" fine tuned and polished, pre-screening questions can help to weed out unqualified applicants.

I'm not willing to move into a duplex, etc. although I know that would be ideal!

LLC loans with ideal terms are slim to none.

The trust and the LLC are the owner of the asset/real estate, so even in the scenario that they guess, they guess wrong.Now of course, when you're just starting out, it may not be ideal to abide by all these pillars of asset protection because they do cost some money to put in place, but as your real estate portfolio grows, the value of these principles goes through the roof.

As you all probably already know, this market is competitive and we are concerned we won't find anything to fit our needs in the next 45 days.Would love any seasoned knowledge from you all.

@Zach Ataiyan I think it’s riskier to wait for ideal market conditions, which never really come around.

because it doesn't look like you fit in, but I'm gonna say, no one cares.   

By making the appropriate modifications to the project to fit the neighborhood and buyers in the Oakland area, I was able to make the project appealing to investors and individuals alike.