You should value these friends' time and make sure you are contributing in some way some kind of value to them. 

Keep up the great contributions sir!!

With that being said, I’m very grateful to have come acrossed the BP world, and I’m looking forward to learning from and eventually contributing to this AWESOME community.

If it was listed as contributing I would turn the job down due to lack of experinece with historic property.

Do you have any knowledge of expected returns with TIC contribution?  

Average Rent- $1,500 / monthIf I were to rent this to two people my income would be $3000 but since I'd be living in the other half, I would contribute roughly $500 / month (I am currently renting at $1,500 / month in Portland so I see this as gaining $1,000 / month on my end)But since I'm living it the property the numbers I'm seeing based off the general rules of thumb don't make sense.How should I adjust my analysis to take into account that I'm living there?

Right now, my plan is to focus on a single niche, and then branch out into other forms of investing after I get some experience.I've observed BP's community to be very forthcoming in the sharing of information and I hope to be able to contribute one day myself.  

@Joshua Dorkin @Brandon Turner I contribute to the member blogs on a regular basis.

Then you benefit not just from the capital contribution, but experience/guidance. 

That said, there are many poorly run communities that contribute to ongoing depreciation as do smaller sizes and original poor quality of the home.