This will also only require one loan, which will give me more ability to purchase additional homes down the road with traditional financing.Option 2: Liquidate 50% of the portfolio and buy a duplex, while keeping the other 50% invested in the brokerage account.

The second deal I’m buying when it closes I’ll buy with none of my own capital because I leveraged deal finding abilities, (non family) relationships, and experience/knowledge, the third deal I buy will be done in the same manner if not probably with the cash flow from my 1st deal.

If the capital provider wants stakes and equity on the property is there a typical way to determine who gets what percent of the stake in property?

He wants to know that you have the ability to follow through on whatever you negotiate.

If not, I would only buy IF I had the ability to look over the property with my own eyes upfront.

I'd recommend $1M in limits if they offer it.As for the deductible, I would run through some claim scenarios with your agent to determine some hypothetical out of pocket costs for different types of claims.Good luck with it.

If you have the ability to finance conventionally, researching online should be a simple process for you, as you'll be able to check all the necessary required boxes.

If not, send a bill and add to her ledger that may get her attention.

I've been told by a few more experienced people that a commercial lender would typically use a cap rate of around 8% to determine the value, in which case we'd be able to pull all of our money out and still have strong cash flow. 

I would calculate a few things, to determine if you should hold it or sell it.1) What's important to you, financially?