Whether or not this is the only house we partner on or we become partners for life it could lead to something great and at the end of the day we just have to pull the trigger.

Noone fully understands audit selection methods but certainly are many triggers to avoid

And personally I cannot pull the trigger on a turnkey operator.

Been saving up for the last couple of years to pull the trigger.

If you were to borrow 25%, your portfolio could lose more than 1/2 its value w/o triggering a sell off.   

More shocking, time on market was 10 days faster than last year meaning that buyers have to make a very quick decision and pull the trigger, if they want to buy a house.Foreclosures Continue to Hit Historic Lows.

As soon as you have money, and CAN pull the trigger.  

The idea is to put a good down payment and increase our monthly payments to the landlord so it covers the mortgage and more that will go towards the overall purchase price.Since there is a mortgage I would like to avoid triggering "due on sale" and hopefully a reassessment of the property (if that is all possible or at least delay it).

Since the owner still has a mortgage on it we cant get our name on the title without triggering "due on sale" The agreed-upon deal is to provide a good down payment, pay extra every month (will go towards the sale price) + expensive home improvements.

Building processes and expenses vary greatly even across short distances.I would suggest stating the city and state you are in so it triggers key word alerts for members local to you.Also, get in touch with some local General Contractors and some local Agents and talk about the building prices.