So please don't have any misconceptions that I was in love with Ohio Cashflow and it (for some unknown reason) went sour.

@Ekaterina Smirnova Nice, we actually own a rental in that neighborhood and has done really well so far!

My criteria is actually similar to yours:Purchase Price: $450k-$600kRehab cost: $100k - $200kMy partner, Jake, and I have experience in construction and want to put in sweat equity, but need capital to execute our strategy.

Realtors exist for a reason and the good ones are worth their weight in gold] 

My upfront capital I currently have to invest is $20,000, but from what I am gathering, this will not nearly be enough and lll need to save a lot more, and the main reason why I have given myself a timeline of the next 1-2 years to make the leap into investing.

There's a reason Fortune 500 companies never stop marketing to consumers!

The reason I don’t want to do this is I don’t want to hear my tenants nor do I wish for them to hear my kids screaming all day.

@Mary Ciccarelli You actually do not need 2 QBO subscriptions to do the bookkeeping for all of your deals even if you have a separate partner on each one.

I was actually just ripped off by a investor out here as same result but led up differently. 

If you are partnering with them for their cash, then partnering for that purpose is likely more expensive than financing if you actually execute according to your plan.