I come at if from a traditional landlord background.

And they had a couple other crazy items in their terms as well which they've also dropped.

They have to do an appraisal and some other items which I believe the borrower pays for.

Save I have a choice of taking 100K in ROTH accounts vs 100K in a Traditional IRA.

With an equity partnership we would traditionally structure it with three fee components.Acquisition fee- for your work upfront (1-3% of total deal paid to you closing)Asset Mngmt fee- for your day to day work. (1-2% of gross rents collected paid to you monthly)Cash flow- split to you and the investor. 

While I was speaking with my personal bank, they said they could offer better rates in the form of a traditional mortgage, but would cap my lending amount at a 43% debt to income ratio.My goal is to leverage my money as much as possible to maximize my buying power. 

Cincinnati has pockets of good items.  

I see a lot of value in using a traditional locksmith.  

Excited for you as you begin your new venture.Since you probably are working a traditional job at the moment, and likely have a commute, be sure to get started on the BP Podcast.

As a deposit with different line items where rent is positive and fees and expenses are negative?