Theres someone living in the side that I will be occupying until the 1st of February, but since I JUST became the owner, would it make sense to reach out and ask them something like "Hey its __ the new owner, just checking in to see how you're doing.

That makes sense.

I'm not sure how I would offer to do a specific job or task when I'm not even sure of the tasks that are typically needed to be done in a RE deal. im not sure if my question makes sense to others but hopefully i could get some advice on how to go about offering my services of time. thanks for you time! 

You just have to keep moving forward and trust that it will all make sense eventually.

Would it make sense to reduce risk and use his connections first and invest it that area?

Then sale after 2 years or when it makes sense after 2 years.    4.  

Wouldn't it make more sense to raise money privately?

Curious to know if anyone else does the model this current day. 2019 was a different ballgame than todays market for sure and I think the model can work but it's very few and far between where the numbers will make sense in todays market.

Multifamily always made sense to me as initially I was very impatient and wanted to see a decent cashflow.

Common sense.