Offer some "brotherly" (fatherly?)

I would instead suggest that you treat your partner/brother as if he is a tenent and have him pay fair market rent to live in the property.

I've done the underwriting of the property first from a distance, and then zoomed in a bit closer and underwrote the deal as both a before, and after some common space renovations.The property is owned by two brothers who definitely want out. 

My brother and I plan on selling our property that only I have been living in for 2 years (I pay him $600/mo for rent. 

I own a house that has a " cloud", so to speak.2 brothers owned , and sold, a house .

I worked with a brother duo that were always fun and informative but kept it professional in front of clients. 

I've considered doing that; my brother in law does that for his rentals, but here in Mass it is fairly easy for someone to look online for property records to see who owns the house.

You can then use that newfound lend-ability to go buy more properties if that is your goal.PS I started by renting with my brother in my house and just cutting my payments down so eliminating them entirely means you would be ahead of where I was at the beginning.

We see so many people that have their dreams shattered, because they co-signed for someone else....brother, sister, nephew, kid, whatever. 

I co own my primary residence with my brother 75/25 (On title).