Any advice as the ROI doesn't look appealing.

I think that there is a lot of damage to the exterior of the home and I was going to fly out to do a visual inspection.

A benefit would be that we could paint the brick and generally improve curb appeal of both sides.

Is there another way to put the proposal together to make the 10 year option more appealing to them other than decreasing the rent$/sf?

If you want to appeal to a larger audience then you should take into account the cost of hard money in the holding costs and bake that into your offer.

Having gone through the process of buying my first house made me realize that ot wasnt as hard as i thought and now im very interested in investing part time to get to the point that i can start doing art again on a full time basis but not have to rely on it as my full income, which odly enough helps the creative process and helps me get better deals on the art i sell because im not desperate for the money.So I have been doing a lot of research, and it seems like flipping single family homes sounds appealing with the end game of buying some small multifamily homes for a more steady passive income.

Despite the cost of his program I am still subscribed to him on youtube because as he is describing things he uses a white board and that helps me learn because I am a visual person.

You better have strong argument, why they shouldn't raise or should lower, ready for appeal time. 

It visually appears we are seeing some of that hyped story being played out. 

Partnering with someone like you is therefore appealing to me.A couple benefits to you would be; You get to watch the process and learn by doing following the lead of someone with experience, workload is divided, each partner remain within their area of expertise.A major concern of any partnership however is who does what, and what happens if ...