Compromising is a game too.

If those numbers of yours are accurate, that is one hell of a game winning grand slam walk-off homerun to win the world series.

These lenders close faster, less docs/headaches [usually] and are where many investors prefer to go.To take it up a notch, if Cash-Flow is your primary concern and the name of the game, then there are also options for Interest-Only, through a 'Hybrid' term product.

@Jeffrey McKee law students are harder than lawyers—most lawyers realize getting to court is a losing game :)One thing that should help guide you going forward.

I'm trying to line all my financials up so I can finally move off the sidelines and get in the game. 

To give you a different perspective, if all of the skin in the game (money) is mine, why shouldn't I just pay you a 5%-10% management fee and/or a 5%-10% finder's fee? 

I am in BC and cashflow is difficult to achieve but if you are playing the long game you will come out ahead.

The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek43.

Both have fixed costs, and any reasonable partner is going to want you to have some skin in the game.

Sounds like they want to play the game, "Watch the Market Cycle" and buy another place if things cool down.Unless you have tons of assets to protect I wouldn't worry about renting to a lawyer.