You might produce a Rental Agreement to your liking; say with a 6 or 12 month Rental period, and have the purchase of the property be contingent on the Seller getting the tenants to sign the agreement.  

From what I know so far, Tokyo apartments can produce very attractive cash flows (in exchange for negligible appreciation).

Are the any investors that are truely transactional engineers and can close on the motivated seller leads that I produce?  

My wife and I have wanted to invest for a long time, and we fell in love with a duplex in Rock Island, Illinois.

I am interested in building more new rental units with alternative energy features that will produce rental income and residual income from energy systems.

Crashpads are great income producers, but if you are not crew you might run into issues getting people to replace the crew you already have.I currently am a partner in 3 in DTW (I retired a few years ago) with someone who still flies.  

Using the income they say the property produces, that is negative cash flow before taxes, insurance, and maintenance. 

He has substantially more monthly cash flow due to being a business owner and therefor is moving faster.My wife and I have decided to "GO FOR IT" and start with shopping for a property with a goal of 5 total, producing a retirement income of $5000 a month once paid for.  

Now you have two cash flowing properties that are producing you a good net profit even after paying your credit partner.

Sometimes simply googling or binging an address will produce some info.