We did a full reconciliation of all equity contributions and closing / rental costs and then my in-laws cut me a check to effectively buy their 25% of the business.

And of course, thank you to the rest of the BP community who have contributed so much value and insights to newer investors like myself on this forum.I found a short sale SFH and have determined that the numbers will not necessarily work as a long-term rental but will work as a flip.

I got all my info from reading BP for free, tho, so I might as well contribute something back to the community.

Having an agent, lender, property manager and contractor who all know how to work with investors buying from a distance will all contribute to the success in OOS investing. 

I bought the house using the AR-LLC money (basically capital contribution).- Do I have to transferthe purchase price plus rehab costs money for the OH property to the new OH-LLC bank account (from the new holding co, then pay that money back to my AR-LLC for the transfer?

If you have a lot of money and can deposit it in your local bank or credit union, they may be able to help you with a loan they'll keep in house.If you're trying to go Fannie/Freddie and keep running into normal guidelines, you're going to run into them anywhere (debt to income ratio, loan to value, seller contribution etc...). 

@Nathan HaggeAs long as you have a meaningful history of employment. 

But many of these workers have had their jobs reinstated, contributing to a rise in the third quarter to 66.7 from 60.1 in the second quarter.

3-5% of total project cost including land is standard for a smaller project like this.Hard to advise on deal structure without knowing who found and is leading the deal,  capital contributions, partners roles and goals etc. but generally pari passu is best with active members being compensated for time, travel and overhead. 

Any other good rules of thumb you can think of that a syndicator would need to keep in mind when raising capital besides that 3% and a 30% equity contribution assumption?