Be nice, document all in writing, avoid phone calls or if you do talk make sure you record all the conversations- download ACR for your phone- save recordings, always prepare for court...I have some good vendors in Austin.

Also, how much work would it take to go through all the documents and taxes for the buyer, me being the lender?

I already own two homes that are my personal residences, and my DTI most likely wouldn't sustain another house WITHOUT the lender offsetting the debt with the rents to some degree - is there any other method of providing lenders with rent history that you have used?

Because my target area has a long history, I've read two local books about it.

Kathryn -  obtaining a loan through a lender  will normally require  2 years of  history of  consistent  positive income …...so if the plan is to use this  method of  financing  - keeping  the job is beneficial …..if you plan to use the more creative methods of  financing deals - then this issue isn't quite as important  the other lender issue to be aware of is that many lenders  have a limit on the  #s of properties  with financing an applicant  has in their name …...some cap at  7  ...some cap at  10 ...some may not any cap

What documents can i expect to receive before I agree and pay my deposit to them?

Our history of our exisiting 25 rentals shows that there should be enough cash flow and equity growth to offer then and us EACH an 8-15% return on the cash invested. 

Tim, no one is going to read through 129 page document before buying a place in hopes of finding the one sentence deal killer. 

Will the title company need to see a loan document between my family member and I?

How does someone go about transferring all documentation, leases, tenant contact info etc..