Some areas may have restrictions that could complicate things, particularly around who can provide alcohol and to whom.If wine isn't an option, you could consider alternatives that are still local and personal, like a handcrafted bottle of olive oil from a local farm or even a basket of locally sourced snacks.

Alternatively, forming a new LLC in Kentucky can simplify state-specific compliance and might offer better legal protection for the property.

Another alternative is to buy another house hack type property, but instead of renting rooms, why don't you purchase a 2-4 unit property or a house with carriage house, that way, you can still invest and it isn't as risking or requiring external capital partners besides finding a lender. 

Tenanted properties are extremely challenging to sell and the recent change in notice period has made that worse in BC.You are in a tough spot either way, only you know your financial situation and your numbers.Even after renting it'll not cover even the mortgage interest, let alone other costs.Another alternative is to never sell and keep drawing some cash out of it by refinancing when the interest rate hits a low.

Shorter term solution, probably could be done in 5 hours by someone handy for less than $200 of materials. 

If the separating wall is a load bearing fire wall, it would have 2 sets of framing material on either side, essentially you have 2 completly independent houses joined by the roof, you can go in the attic and see if you see sheetrock going to the ridge of the roof. 

So they are not upset  Like you saw with do hard money.. were folks had to pay 3k up front for their so called educational material..

., materials, labor, holding costs), and the net profit will be subject to both income tax and potentially self-employment tax.If you run lending as a business, then interest income changes to ordinary income.

Most investors  who pursue alternative lenders aren't able secure bank financing because they  lack the creditworthiness, experience or the deal doesn't pencil.

I just took some cursory looks at some of their material and assets and I think it all sounds crazy as hell.