Materials can range as well .

The only material difference is the down payment requirements and prepayment penalties that come with DSCR loans. 

Marketing and Customer Retention: What targeted marketing strategies have you used to attract and retain customers, and how do you measure their success?

Hello!  I am a buy-and-hold investor who is learning more about investing in notes.  I am interested in recommendations for online courses or books (or other sources of information) that people have found useful. I un...

Some lenders allow you to lock up a portion this way and still retain the difference as available credit.Is this an investment property or owner occ?

He would be mostly learning and not contributing a whole lot besides some onsite coordination, surpervising and probably some input on design and materials.

Could I loan some of the deposit and retain equity in the home for when they eventually sell or buy out the rest of the equity?  

It can be better to often estimate repairs or replacements on the high end and get a credit so you can choose materials and quality used and potentially pocket any unused difference.   

I have a full time job that pays around 170k excluding stock options (which I would like to retain as a separate investment for now but I am open to use that for real estate if required).

Now if you can find a deal for another GP or help them raise their capital or perform any of the other tasks noted above you can market yourself as a CO-GP and put the property on your website and represent yourself as the GP in your marketing materials to bolster your credibility and raise capital for your own deals.