The other way depends on how fast we can get cleaners arranged, get it back up on the market, shown and re-rented.

The seller might also benefit from stretching out the capital gains taxes of this sort of arrangement. 

He has a roommate in the current arrangement.

If I had money in the bank, then I would be perfectly happy to let that be the skin, but contractually, there ought to be some other kind of skin to figure out in some unconventional arrangement. 

We had decided 50-50 partnership so 45k down each.I have my 45k ready plus some 15k in excess.He has 30k and was arranging another 15k.Now, here’s the main twist and the question.

If I were wanting to sell these properties, I could possibly give them both two months free rent to move and find other arrangements.

That is a beautiful arrangement. 

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Unless you are creating some kind of world vision - think the Teslas, Googles, etc - the arrangement is almost purely transactional; they are looking for maximum dollars for minimal work, and you are likely looking for the opposite.

No banks generally frown upon this type of arrangement, as would the investors because they likely take at least 2nd position notes on new construction which is going to have shakier values.