Are there complications with the house being in the other partners name and I want to take on the risk burden moving forward?

Demand has not dropped off in my market, but showings are more complicated now. 

Yes, this is not easy, it is complicated, and you can't count on people nor trust everyone.

The complicated thing with RE is the see-saw effect - more money in the deal limits your cash to do other deals, higher % loans lower rental returns, low priced deals may be in less desirable areas etc. etc.

Here are my main questions/concerns:Since the property is already rehabbed and rent-ready, am I allowed to ask for a repair credit for technically unnecessary repairs?

This sounds both complicated and simple at the same time if it works as I hope it will..

Since you are an investor you want the best return for your downpayment with the lesser risk.So ROI is the way to look at it without making it complicated. 

SB 939 gives one party the upper hand by making the common act of serving a notice to terminate tenancy a VIOLATION OF THE STATE’S UNFAIR BUSINESS PRACTICES and creates a $2,000 penalty.SB 939 enables the confusing patchwork of local ordinances on the same topic making it even more complicated for any business that has buildings in multiple jurisdictions.SB 939 allows restaurants, bars and entertainment venues with a decline in revenue as compared to before shelter in place and facing an ongoing reduction of capacity to engage in good faith negotiations with their landlord to modify any rent or economic requirement regardless of the term remaining on the lease.Under SB 939, should the tenant and landlord not be able to reach a mutually satisfactory agreement, the tenant shall have the option to terminate the lease and not be liable for more than three months rent from the start of the SIP to cover the entire rest of the lease term.Under SB 939, any third party guarantees will expire with the lease termination.SB 939 will be in effect for at least 22 months from March 2020 until December 31, 2021, OR two months after the end of the state of emergency, WHICHEVER IS LATER.SB 939 does not apply to any publicly-traded company or a company that is owned by or is affiliated with a publicly-traded company (franchisee), creating even more unfair treatment of businesses.

Also, Searching for great lender that’s familiar with these loans since I have read they can be complicated.

They are essentially an extra layer over whatever you use for your properties, and they do not reduce or increase your taxes.You're not asking tough questions yet, you're asking very basic questions that sound complicated because they are out of context.