Don't have much money but willing to put in the time needed, & im handy with general maintainace of a house.

If someone wants to take on such a project by themselves then you should put in the work required ahead of time and not ask for help on this level.I would recommend that you find a smaller place to start and gain some experience before looking at a project like this.

You will get out of it what you put in.

DJ,In any investment scenario, whether for buy and hold or flip, we always put in a drain tile system with a battery backup.  

They wanted $650 to put in a $100 part.So...my best source was basically other landlords.

You either confirm things before you put in an offer or make your offer contingent upon verifying specific info.

When you put in the new panels if your electrician uses gfci breakers on the branch circuits he/ she can then change out the plugs to three prong (grounded type) plugs.

Answers:1 - They can be either Cash Partners, where they put in the cash either after the deal is done by buying into an existing deal, or at the start where they are the suppliers of the cash needed to buy/rehab/etc.......or, the Credit Partner, where they would be the partner that guarantees the loan.......or, both.2 - Any of the options you listed can, and have been used by many others to make deals work.  

Don't get me wrong, I have been in construction and real estate my whole life, so I could at least bring experience to the table, but I didn't have to put in any of my own money.

However, in order to cma can any Missouri investors recommend a good contingency to put in a wholesale contract that is legal in Missouri?