I'll bet some of them don't actually have the money or wherewith-all to fix up their property.

I have not typically seen banks issue out lines of credit to new land lords because of the risks involved, especially at low rates. 

I can be found killing time browsing houses on Zillow just for fun.Short Term Real Estate Goals: I want to get off the fence and get involved in real estate investing.

If either of those questions is answered with "yes" then you may have some leverage and might have to get a lawyer involved to motivate the other owner.

Before he went off to college, he was very involved in our rental/rehab business and is quite good at being able to evaluate properties for rehab scope/cost, marketability, etc. 

The numbers may be great but you need to understand the headache factor involved for you if self manage or how much it would cost you for a property manager to handle.  

We gave the landlord a copy of the local tenant landlord act showing that the roommate could be removed without issues or courts being involved but he has backed down and I don't have a strong enough relationship with him to push it. 

Your best bet is to show the broker your current liquidity and the purchase price range you are targeting.

I believe that your best bet would be to either 1) find an off/on market property that already meets the 1% rule which will be very hard especially in that area in today's market or 2) find a fixer upper and buy it cheap and force that appreciation.

Also, do not trust an employee or a Team member to get something done, especially when the Government is involved.