Buying as a primary (less skin in the game- higher COC return ) house-hack that until you roll into a new primary which shifts the prior house over to your asset column.

Thats an example of finding a smart way to increase your cashflow, ROI, etc. faster than just by normal appreciation or doing the obvious stuff like putting in vanities. 

My thought was:1 - I put the down payment and assume the mortgage.2 - Contractor (no skin in the game at this point) buys materials to complete the necessary upgrades3 - When it is done we sell the property and subtract the down payment, material cost, mortgage payments, utilities, settlement costs - and then whatever is left we split.  

You will normally need 20% down to get into this loan type. 

There is more than one way to skin a cat and I think its clear. 

@Justin G.You will receive a K-1 from the syndication reporting your share of income/losses.If the K-1 is received prior to April 15th, you have the opportunity to file a timely filed return.if the K-1 is expected after April 15th, you will be required to file an extension for your individual return.Depending on where the K-1 invests and the amount of your investment, you may be expected/required to file in multiple states.You may have some tax decisions to make during the period when the syndication plans to exit(normally 5 to 7 years).

Visit all the sites you would normally visit if you were looking for housing.

If it takes much more than 10 years to pay it back (after factoring in my normal cash flow) I don't consider it.

Not sure what normal is.

For example, are you the kind of person where, if you invested a few/several thousand in a course, that'd you'd be motivated to the point of not failing because of that skin in the game?