I am renting my new STr out later this year might place a camera indoors as well as changing locks and wanting outdoor cameras.

In NY, NJ, CT, PA, MA the security deposit is regulated, as well as how much you can collect at lease signing. 

Well, you came to the right place to ask that. 

More than likely you would need to give up around 70-80% of equity and own a minority - some deals would allows you to buy it back at a set price as well. 

If you don’t have a certain amount of funds set aside for these situations as well as your portion of closing costs and some extra reserves for once you close then you’re likely not financially ready to be buying things.

I ask if they are US citizens or green card holders, and I ask for past addresses for the past 5 years as well as any other names they used in the past (maiden name, nickname, etc).

This will be the largest bond sale in US history coming up which on top of the debt we are also running as well - if we have so much debt to sell I do not see rates going down, I think they may rise (or stay around where they are at). 

There's a lot to this and illinois will not approve you without these things in place, as well as some others.Good luck.

A friend and I created one recently:https://drive.google.com/file/...It was meant to compare costs between different lenders, but you can use it to just see costs from one lender as well.

I stuck to it and it has treated me well over the years.I did not start investing ( other than buying a home to live in) till many years later..