Also, since your approach relies on bank financing, you are going to need to find a great mortgage banker/broker.

Lastly (and maybe most importantly), what are acceptable ways, in your opinion, for a Loan Officer to approach you?

My approach would be to underwrite it as a stabilized asset.

I believe I have skills, time and dedication to help larger investors, just curious on the best approach.

What is the practical approach to this situation?

@Jordan Lefkowitz  I would probably recommend a both states approach long term from you.

They are personal friends of the apartment's owner so I even thought about helping them approach him to see if he'd be willing to sell and do seller financing. 

Talking to someone about comping the checks is also a good approach.

Additionally, if your partners decide they don’t want to invest anymore, you'll have to restructure the way you approach your next investments These are just some of the many ways you can increase the size of your real estate portfolio.

One solution to that is to make your EMD so small that it won't hurt, but that communicates to the seller that you're not a serious buyer.My approach would be to have all the offers written in advance, leaving the expiration time and date to be filled in when you submit them to the seller.