Banks will also start to provide special loans with reduced points as well.

I'd like to accomplish two things in these five years: generate some cash flow to supplement my reduced salary, and invest in my retirement.All advice is welcome.

If the deal could be reduced to a loan, if you could decide what an acceptable rate of return (rather than a share of potential profits) it would be easy.

Of course you cannot predict the future, but for planned activities that either significantly interrupt occupancy, reduce income or increase expenses there is potentially a need to show good cash flow projections.

Of course, the more the merrier in reserves, but anything over 6 months is excessive IMO and reduces your ability to take on new projects.A common mistake I see is buyers not putting the tax credit they received at closing into reserves.

I may be putting money in my pocket, but it will actually be put into a checking account earmarked solely for the property earning 2.5%.

Get on title with them, earn your equity over time and buy them out down the road.

P.s I have a couple of good friends that wholesale and I have done some myself so I know title issues are part of the game and a good title company is a blessing and earn their pay on fixing title problems.Thank 

It also sounds as though you did not do an LLC and choose to be treated as a Sub S corp, so the income will also come to you as Earned Income, and will also be subject to Self Employment Tax (although you might have already paid the maximum).I applaud your decision to set up some kind of system before you do anything like this again.  

I am still learning and it's great to earn while I am getting my education in this business.