I have listened to almost all of the podcasts (some more than once) and in several instances the guest identifies that they asked friends or family to help them raise the required down payment for an investment.   

@Rion Manita if the property needs extensive rehab you will not be able to go conventional.  

If a furnace is brand new for instance I use $2000/20years.

I think solar is exciting and there are many benefits that I think alone warrant investing in Solar in some instances, but what I think makes Tesla's roof tiles a potentially viable strategy is the shingles themselves are guaranteed for life (assuming Tesla doesn't go out of business)....

Your parents, and by extension their IRA, are disqualified parties to your IRA - and visa-versa.  

As a starter, for instance, if a property can be purchased at $100K, repair is $30K, how much does the lender lend at what rate for how long?

If their lending source or if they are the source doesn't want to do the loan then they make money off of these fees.Think about for instance if a mortgage broker is going to get a 20,000 fee for a loan say 1 point of 2 million but they request an upfront fee of 7,500 of the 20k.

There are legal consequences for not treating them as such, so the simplest solution for an individual is to put them in a completely separate account that doesn't get touched except in those instances.

In a situation where a tenant is non-communicative for lease renewal purposely for instance because they are navigating some life uncertainty (ie: do I take the new job?

I have extensive construction experience and have a good eye for what sells in San Diego.