If your dad wants to go in with you, that is awesome, have him provide the financing and legal portions of the partnership and you provide the hustle in finding deals and networking.

I want to find my first property this year but I won't pull the trigger unless I'm sure it's a good deal.  

There is a place for trusts, LLC's, insurance, Limited Partnerships, d/b/a's, etc.  

Only a full payoff is going to satisfy the lienholder and a full payoff won't trigger a tax issue if they meet the primary residence requirements of the IRS and, a full payoff will reflect on their credit as....a full payoff.

Like you I've been on the sideline watching and learning...it's time to pull the trigger.  

While Direct Selling, MLM, etc. has a negative connotation, I was attracted to the opportunity for it's larger purpose of delivering renewable energy as opposed to selling a luxury good.Also, once I researched the partnership with SolarCity, I figured it had to have garnered some clout.Renewable energy has been a growing trend so I was looking for a way to jump in the wave.Thanks again for your response!

This way, the bank only sees that you transferred the deed into the trust, which will not usually trigger the note acceleration.

Soon I will be pulling the trigger on my first investment property, most likely a 2-4 unit home.

(Thinking: franchises, car wash, restaurants, hotels, partnerships, community bank)Thoughts?

As they say, the only ship that won't sail is a partnership.