So some options to use other people's money are:Hard Money lenders - They lend out money based on the strength of a deal.

As the strategist in putting together deals you must concern yourself with 1) end goals of all parties  2) experience and skill of all parties  3) the fears of all parties  4) the emotional condition of all parties 5) The risk acceptance of all parties 6) the comfort level of all parties and 6) your strength of relationship with all parties.

., I'm not too concerned given the overall strength of the tenant, at least on paper.

Go sell some RE  make commissions understand the business then approach him from a position of knowledge and strength  instead of a son who has no financial capabilities no experience and wants what I am sure your dad sees as a handout.

Thanks, Jonathan.In the partnerships that I do, I manage the whole project from A to Z and that's my strength and that's what I focus my time on.

We have been discussing the various ways we can combine our resources and strengths that will be fair and equitable and increase the likelihood of success. 

You have some good strengths to get started with.

After some soul searching and realizing what my strengths were and the things that truly made me happy only one thing stuck out to me.

How to I gauge the strength of a rental market? 

Ultimately I have an interest growing a portfolio and possibly dabbling in other types of properties and strategies (flipping, development, etc.).My primary strength is my analytic ability, whereas my primary weakness has been using a conservative approach.I am excited to continue learning and potentially working with BP community members.Drew