What homework have you done, and what skills and abilities do you think you have to offer that will make your endeavor successful, and thus worth someone lending you money? 

MFR values stay more consistent and offer you the ability to cash flow a lot more when you leave, then the condo.  

This is impacting my ability to obtain more properties.

He does not necessarily want to be a full-time contractor for hire at this point because we have a young son and he needs to have some flexibility in his schedule as my job requires a fair amount of international travel.Our plan is to focus primarily on fix and flip properties for the near term to capitalize on his abilities.

Managing the manager is necessary, but don't give up your ability to visit your properties because of your geographic location.

I have the ability to pull loans out against my retirement and I am currently awaiting one to be paid off so I can take out another, which should be around 20K. 

This gave me the ability to contribute up to $5,500 pre-tax at my own discretion to limit my tax liability come tax season. 

and for the advantage of the property that can be managed by lot between investors, so who is number be announced first, he or she has the ability to pick any property among all purchased properties in the block.

From postings on BP, it is apparent many enter that arena with no money, no ability to close, and no ethics demonstrated by putting properties under contract with BS clauses to walk if they cannot assign.

If they receive cash (bartenders, hair dressers, etc.), then I ask for last year’s tax returns.References: Ask for references other than family (call at least three references).