That may be a contributing factor.

You could be responsible for Capital contributions going forward, even if you get the 3% for free.

Who knows, if they are as charitable as they seem they may even decide to loan some back to you for your next venture.You didnt say what your long term goal is (holding vs flipping etc) but I think you have a good foundation to kick something off real soon.Good luck and dont forget to come back and update us.

I realize this contribution takes time and energy.

@Bob Ross The factors that contribute to an investment being worthwhile or not are not as complex as people think.People complicate these factors in an attempt to delegate responsibility to non-emotional rationale and maintain loyalty to the "does it pencil?"

I have good credit, a good W2 income, available cash to contribute to the DP... is there a resource out there that could put me on the right track?

The partnership agreement is to hold the property for 5 years and then sell, and pay back each equity partner their original contribution, plus their percentage of equity.What I am wondering, is there is a way to keep the property instead of having to sell? 

More often than not, Meghan does not contribute to the business besides the emotional support and criticizing his parking.Meghan's portion of the expenses does not count then, it is personal.

I look forward to learning and networking with the folks here on the course of my journey.It seems that the "you make your money on the way in" is indeed the most contributing factor to success so i will continue to be patient and learn, building a better financial base, as well as establishing a lender relationship, so i can be ready to execute quickly when the deal i need arrives. 

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