Consider pairing the BRRR method as well to make your 185k stretch even further!  

As a first-time investor without much capital, house hacking offered Andrew the lowest risk paired with the highest return.

If you are basing your investment on certain cash on cash return, then use that to decide paired with comps and condition.

An opportunity came up while being paired with a family friend needing a place to rent.

An opportunity came up while being paired with a family friend needing a place to rent.

The rationale is that we would be able to expand in ways that we couldn't as a pair, we could venture into more markets, and we want to provide an avenue for our friends to join us in the real estate world.Not now, but down the road our idea is:- Generate funds from a group of friends- Establish a LLC (right?)

Definitely recommend getting paired with a great accountant who knows real estate.

He paired up with a lawyer and trying to prove that I knowingly concealed the air quality issue. 

We are working with a pair of experienced agents and an attorney to sort this out so we can make an offer, but I was curious to see what the BiggerPockets community would have to say about a situation like this.

Another pair of eyes could be very helpful.The main target participants are new investors like myself.