Just whatever method you use, make sure you stay on it and not take brakes from your deal finding.

Depending on your method for building a buyers list you may find out of 10 prospective buyers you only get a good solid response from 2 or 3. 

If you use this method you will have a really good shot at finding out the individuality you'll need to find.  

Has anyone tried this method?

The questions I have are....What methods of lead generation has been the most effective for you in Cleveland?

In some situations, the lender’s analysis may determine that using alternative rental income calculations or using lease agreements to calculate income are more appropriate methods for calculating the qualifying income from rental properties.

If RE is the way you want to invest, I'd recommend one of 100 other methods to invest in RE, especially starting out.

Cash flow is my end goal, but in order to reach that point where I can afford those kind of properties I'm left with the method mentioned above unless someone can give me any better ideas.Please, anyone reading along this thread; would you please give me some pointers if my mindset is not in the right place or there is a more optimal route I can take.Ideally, I'd like to keep my potential business partner because of the fact that he would cover any labor costs in the present as well as in the future and is giving me full control of the property in terms of tenants, decisions on holding / selling, and what to do to properties in order to appreciate their values.

You want to evaluate the different kind of financing available to you and what each method of financing offers you. 

This accounting method lets us sleep better at night knowing that we didn't over-pay for that location, and gives us significant cushion incase of a blow up.