He plans to do more with me and bigger pockets (no pun intended) if the deal goes well.

To fund additional investments, consider side income, creative financing or creating a timeline with your co-owner for converting property B into a rental to generate cash flow.

In 8+ years the answer to us has always been No.

you have to find an off market deal that is distressed but not too distressed, buy it and close on it, have a contractor that you trust lined up to rehab it, oversee the rehab to be sure it stays on track, get it rent ready and then rented out, and then / in parallel refinance.how will you execute those steps in any market? 

Open to any tips, thank you! 

Hi all,I'm sure some have heard of the properties being built by Clifton Homes:Location: 9440 N Adrian AveThey are a fully vertically integrated operation (prop mgmt, construction, and financing).This is their deal:Cash in:  $50K6-8 months later:One time refinance to put a long term mortgage on it at or around 75% which gets your $50k back + 16%.

Quote from @Nathan Gesner:Even on a property with negative income for a year and has been on the market for more than 90days?

My First Duplex back in 2010 What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

I have some funds of my own, but not enough to cover the steep down payment. 

@Tenzin Lhanzey a duplex is a solid place to start; there are dozens on/off market in minneapolis.