They would serve as  the equity partner during the construction phase and even in some instances provide some credit enhancement and take over ownership upon completion.

I also invest in other assets such as stocks, and private companies as well. for RE agents I see absolutely no conflict.. its their job.. not every agent starting out can afford to buy a rental.. and note very agent even wants to own a rental ( like me) I only like to deal in land when I sold RE to the public .

You could arrange to have your cleaners accept the deliveries at the property or hire a local handyman to do same and even assemble furniture.

They were house hacking in Capitol Hill before it was even a term.

Even with a shared bathroom and living room, your place is likely much nicer than the average extend-stay motel, so if your rents are competitive, then you can likely serve this avatar.You may find that a 5/2 is an acceptable temporary housing solution for a family displaced after an insurable loss (fire, flood, etc.).

Based on my calculations, even with a low down payment, I can achieve positive cash flow (with aggressive enough house hacking).

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

I kind of didn't want to mention that on the listing so that it wouldn't turn people away before they even had a chance to see it in person.  

I wouldn't even badmouth the ugly thing - I would just ask if they might have any interest in joining you in replacing a portion of the fence. 

I’d love to connect if you are looking for more of a conversation or even just to have each other in our network.