Throughout these 6 months, I've had the opportunity to go to REI meetups in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island and had made great friendships and mentors.

If your friend is not willing to partner on the deal 50/50 where you bring the deal and funding to the table and they bring their knowledge, experience and resources to the table to see the project through then you might as well just pay them like a standard GC or just hire an actual GC instead and not risk putting strain on your friendship/relationship since there's no real upside then.

My previous professional life includes:Law enforcement- OfficerResidential construction/remodeling-Business ownerUSAF- Retired, service-connectedI'm here to learn, connect, build friendships and partnerships, as well as positive change in communities and wealth.Hobbies: learning REIThanks for your time!

Friendship is reciprocal.

They will provide you leads, guidance, friendship, lenders, and all sorts of support.  

renting to a friend is a more comfortable option than renting to a stranger, but there is also a downside to mixing business with friendship. make sure whoever you pick wont play the friends card and ask you to bend rules or pay late etc. also, do not do it without a lease, and i suggest only offering month to month

If not seek out new friendships with people that are investing. 

It's a lunch - make a friend or build a friendship.

(pm me asap)Also anyone knows any meetups through out Jacksonville that I can actually talk to other like minded investors, that I can build friendships with :) best regards Eugene!

If you're worried about the possibility of a bad deal potentially ending your friendship, it may be better to just consider letting them be your hard money lender on deals.