This is not always a bad reason maybe the seller has a situation in which they need to sell quickly and are willing to leave money on the table to do it.

The first time it happened was when a realtor brought me a buyer and didn’t disclose the no SSN thing until we where at the closing table in front of the closer.

@Evan Polaski Let’s say I’m not using any of my capital, I just bring the deal to the table the under writing was done with all the numbers.. by just bringing the deal is it likely that i would own equity in the property while the investor bring all the capital.

@Jesse WatsonHi Jesse,I don't know your personality, time constraints, and other commitments, but an option that doesn't seem to be on the table right now is partnering with 2 or 3 other more experienced guys (now I'd say ladies too, but I don't know how your wife would feel about that--and that's VERY important).Actively partnering, as in being an active LLC member (vs. passive) with another (or possibly 2) active member(s) who all put CASH into the deal (not Fix up Fred who does all of the work on it and Johnny Cash who covers the money end--but ALL Cash members who all do something on the investment and also put significant CASH into the LLC).This will amplify your working capital and may let you take down (as @Kim Lisa Taylor said above) a local deal where you're not in danger of being upside down on it. 

If you walk though the place and like the dining room table you can put it in the contract!

If I only have to bring a small down payment and the rehab costs to the table I can do bigger deals with less money and I aim for 100% ROI on each deal.

You will need bring something to the table that is valuable.

When creating a CapEx table to calculate your yearly and monthly costs, should you include some sort of inflation rate for the items that have a longer life span?

I would love to become a real estate agent, but my French is not at a working level, (yet).

One time we made it to the closing table and it had to all be redone because they had the paperwork set up for an owner-occupant.Another time I had an appraiser do the inspections as if it were FHA, but it was supposed to be conventional.