She told me that my knowledge and experience is valuable.So, I'm trying to see what can I offer to the community. 

Quote from @Lindsay Heller: College is a terrible investment except for a few specific fields.If he wants to invest in real estate, he'll need money, credit, and knowledge.

Would love to connect and knowledge if you are interested.

Get out in your spare time and inspect the available listings--product knowledge is one of the major keys to unlocking success. 3.

Almost nothing penciled out and I wasn't interested in buying properties with negative cash or banking on the possibility of future appreciation.So I resisted buying bad deals and pretty much sat on the sidelines from 2005 to 2009 and continued to build up cash, contacts, my credit score, and my RE knowledge/education. 

I understand there’s some nuance state-to-state in terms of deed of trust usage vs. using a mortgage for the second lien position (our investor in this case).So that we can arm ourselves with the most knowledge going into discussions, could anyone advise what the setup process actually looks like here?

It also requires gaining a level of sophistication and knowledge that not everyone has the time, inclination or ability to do.

Not every lender/agent works with investors/househackers so if a lender or an agent can recommend someone that has knowledge in the space and can help guide you through it. 

(And having such evidence - with the tenant’s knowledge of its existence - would likely make it unneeded.)Obviously, none of this is a legal requirement, but we all should share our best practices here - I was not born the perfect (looking) person I am today.

One is on one side, the other is on the other and they have no knowledge of the other's existence.