Of course, with private lenders, you must give up equity or a return on the debt.I agree with @Jonathan Greene that the BRRRR market is difficult right now.

It was written before the days of YouTube, so it's not full of the common nonsense where authors sell a course, send you to their website for downloads, or write a follow-up with additional "secrets" they forgot to put in the first book.Long-Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene was another good one.

Of course just being sued isn't proof of anything.

If she has money to collect easily, then consult your attorney on best course of Action and likeiness of getting paid on it.

I did not want to incur the cost but I figured...that maybe....just maybe....sometime in the near future us ADU home owners may be able to rent both units....like a duplex.At that point it will be worth it to let the tenets be responsible for their own bills.Not saying that other ways are bad...they are actually very cost effective if you are living there...but what about as you scale your business and move onto other properties.This of course if your city will allow you to rent both units...the city I am in is tough but things can change as more pressure is being put on affordable housing.Once again...not saying any way is right or wrong...I just did it this way for the reason I just mentioned.Thank you....

You'll want to be very selective but there are funds out there that return 10% - of course your principal is at risk in this scenario.  

Of course if rates go down, you should be good, if they go up, then have them rerun your payment amounts and purchase power so that you're good to go there.#3.

JK Real Estate Partners has a really good course on this that explains everything and walks you through property entity set up, backed by a lawyer that specializes in helping Canadians.

A cash purchase, added to my portfolio, reduces my levergage ratio on my real estate portfolio, but does not bring it to zero of course as I am not paying off existing low rate mortgages on rentals. 

I will, of course interview and do my own due diligence with these companies, but I just wanted to get an idea from everyone that could possibly give me a heads up on who's great or who to stay away from.