@Jordan MoorheadAs a Minnesota (temporarily a Wisconsinite) I've subscribed to the cabin religion my whole life and my near-retirement parents are trying to understand how to afford their own to retire with (religion makes us do crazy things ;)As near as I've been able to good naturedly guess, the cabin love is what you get when you mix the seemingly universal desire to travel with the home-body reserved demeanor of Midwesterners.

I think the nature of my question is more from the lending side.

Some national ones tend to have higher rates as they usually do not know areas block by block.Local hard money lenders might have lower rates as more intimate knowledge of the area.HML lenders wants skin (money) in the game otherwise the first sign of a problem the rehabbers tend to quit.

Many will say their eventual commission is their incentive and this is simply the nature of their work, but something like a gas card would help let them know you appreciate their hard work and should be pretty universally accepted as opposed to trying to guess what restaurants they might like/stores they might shop at.

BUT, i have been the victim of two arson attacks at two different residences(stemmed from my confrontational nature, even though I was morally in the right), I have several friends/acquaintances that have been murdered by opposing gangs of their friends or relatives, even though they themselves were not gangsters.

Keep collecting rent until a natural turnover occurs.

That's not even dishonest, it's just human nature.

If you put 20% down on a $200,000 MF, such as a triplex, you’ll spend $40k of your capital, you’ll also be living rent free and still have $60k in savings, you’ll have some skin in the game, but you’ll still have capital in the bank for emergencies and other opportunities, while gaining experience as a landlord.

They have more skin in the game then you do.Make sure you get clear title.

I might be looking to partner on a deal of this nature, however, a decent MSA is critical for me.