Offer no inspection and a healthy amount of Earnest money if you want your offer to seem strong even if not the highest).Now, stop lurking and go do it!

If I understand this properly, as long as my income (married, filing jointly) is under $77,200, my long-term capital gains rate will be 0.

The purple line (express train downtown), red line, Northwestern, proximity to the lakefront, and solid schools are assets that will ensure healthy rental growth long term. 

Healthy for additional properties to purchase.

. :)But I just submitted an offer for a client at midnight on a Thursday, I spent 2 hours with buyers on a flip making sure they were comfortable between 6-8PM, Met with a tree guy, 2 sets of drywall guys, helped a new agent with a property we joint listed and some offers she received.

The lease should hold them jointly and severally liable for the rent.  

While this is a form of {joint} venture, it is not a true syndication.  

For sure you could get a Heloc on it after you purchase it and use that to reinvest if your DTI ratio is healthy and you have good credit, etc.

If you'd like to be a more active investor, begin to form relationships with investors at multifamily meetups that would allow you to pool resources and joint venture (JV) on a deal.

Would they simply be the docs that strictly business partners would enter into with joint ownership of a rental property?