I've been investing in rentals, but no matter what you decide to do, a strong financial cusion to help ride the storm of things that will inevitably go wrong is invaluable.

If your going to use financing i would also strongly suggest finding a great bank that offers both traditional and Non/QM Portfolio loans. 

With that case in mind, aside from formulating a strong buyer's list and bandit signs, what are other ways to share the property?

So basically i won't have any legal presence on any of the documents (deed, title and mortgage) but just another type of agreement?

Automated move ins, added buildings, added web presence and marketing, added yield management.

I have a strong financial background and my thoughts are that lending would be the next best step for me, but I am unsure which way to go.

Looking to be a fantastic investment and beginning to a strong partnership Lessons learned?

You can see why listing agents would flag longer approval periods and why those offers wouldn't be as strong. 4.

This is drastically more difficult if it's an OOS market.Many people suggest investing locally for a first investment for many reasons, one of them being it tends to be easier to build that strong team - meeting them in person, meeting at the property, etc. can be very beneficial.That being said, if your local market simply DOES NOT meet your criteria for an investment, don't try to force it.  

I have strong credit, I have strong assets, and I have strong income.