Then we have an opportunity to purchase an investment property with a partner and the expected cost per partner is 137,500 with the expected rent per partner to be about 1,600. 

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You can use your commission to lower your closing costs or buy down your rate.

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So it essentially increases the cost to the buyers by 2%? 

Hi Ian,The best way to get this done is to refinance into a hard money rehab/construction loan.Not sure how much equity you have in the house but the ratio would be as following.75-80% * (Value of home+Cost of build/rehab) = Total Loan AmountWe would payoff the initial note (+ closing costs if loan amount exceeds construction budget & payoff), the rest would be in an escrow account for you to draw from as you complete your project.I would love to connect and discuss further on the details of this scenario!

Hard to say whether ALL lenders would offer that, but if you are looking for something specifically feel free to reach out.

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And their investment at cost would be earning 17% + !

Also, most of the stuff your list is low cost which is great, but once you start getting the deals and paying yourself back on the direct mail, double and triple those actions too (of course when you to a place financially that you can do that effectively).