A house hack could be another great option for you around here if that's an option for your lifestyle.

There is a reason your risk conscious partner bought them.4.Suck it up and ask for a private loan.

Conscious decision, timing was important, price reflected generous buffer for known needed work.What I didn't realize is, the tenants are kind of irresponsible slobs, and rather than reporting things to me or applying a _proper_ fix, they'll do a hack fix (e.g. they tied a piece of cloth around a pinhole leak in a pipe, which resulted in expensive water damage years down the line).I've run into a such few cases, where repairs were needed due to long-term tenant negligence (when they rented from the previous owner, so basically before our lease), and I'd like to protect myself and hold them accountable for any future such things that come up.

Investors have figured out that traditional lifestyles are fraught with scams and falsehoods.

I met the lead investor, who negotiated the deal, @ Lifestyles Unlimited.

Because of the excellent outdoor lifestyle opportunity, there's a sizable portion of the population (10%ish) that actively chooses to scrape by on as little income as possible so they can be one with nature. 

With admiration for the lifestyle my developer clients have, and personal impacts that design has on custom SFR clients, and my personal love for nature and an active lifestyle, I have made this account for research and connections for my introduction into real estate development.

@Steven Gesis this may be too out of the box, but solar panels, composting, expanding recycling centers.Depending on market, millennials are much more environmentally conscious.

Your friends will laugh at you for your frugal lifestyle but while you will be a landlord they'll be tenants. 

Luckily, I don't think she'll see too much of a downgrade in "lifestyle" as her home was pretty modest.