The Income from Sect 8 only helps cover the rent as part of their income, so they still need another income source to get to 2.5-3x rent. 

The free rent you gave him could have covered the cost of you taking property management classes so you can do it yourself. 

It allows you to live in one part of the property while renting out the other, helping you cover your mortgage and build equity at the same time.

I've heard of:1) Flat % returns for each month2) Equity in the deal in case investor can't cover monthly payments to investor3) Lump sum return after project completion based on agreed % of money lentAnyone have some thoughts here?

Here’s the situation:Key Project Details:•Property Size (pre-renovation): 250 sq. meters (2500 sq. feet)•Purchase Price: 250,000 EUR (1,000 EUR/sq. meter)•Renovation Costs: 750 EUR/sq. meter (includes kitchen, appliances, quality furnishings)• Loan costs (during renovation and renting): 350 sq. meters (due to attic expansion)•Property Size (post-renovation): 350 sq. meters (due to attic expansion)•Post-Renovation Layout: 2 separate apartments•Airbnb Income (24 months): 2,500 EUR/month/apartment (= 5,000 EUR/month)• Other running costs: 600 EUR/month•Projected Sale Price (after 2-3 years): 850,000 EUR (approx. 2,500 EUR/sq. meter)•Closing Costs: Negligible in Tbilisi•Real Estate Agent’s Fee: Typically 3%, but negotiable based on who hires themFinancing Setup:•Property Purchase Financing: 100% bank financing at 5.9% interest (bank has even financed 150% to cover some renovation costs in the past)•Renovation Financing: Our friend is offering to finance 250,000 EUR in cash for the renovationsProposed Partnership Structure:•Work Involved (on our side): Full renovation (10-12 months to complete), furnishing, and property management through Airbnb until the sale (2-3 years)•Profit Split Proposal: 60% (us) / 40% (friend providing renovation financing)Questions for the Community:1.Does the proposed profit split (60/40) seem fair, given the work we would handle (renovation, furnishing, property management)?

So no, we wouldn't do a background check on the traveler or the spouse because they should both be covered through Airbnb.

Obtaining a $200K loan to cover the tax appears to carry a similar risk of a lien, potentially jeopardizing my mortgage approval.What would you advise in this situation?

@Jeremi Ramos do an addendum to your PMA that has all the Portfolios and Buildings on it.Be sure to include language though, that allows you to auto-transfer funds between the Portfolios/LLCs to cover your management expenses.Otherwise an owner could screw you on fees by letting portfolios go negative on their balances.

Especially if you can get sellers to cover closing costs, a 5% down can be a great option.

Hot water is usually separated it is just the cold water that is often not.For a very large building a flat fee is the move because the back billing and tracking of who paid for what would be hectic, but for a small MF like a duplex it is very easy.I split the bill by the fractional amount of people who live in the unit.In other words, the amount of people that live in the unit divided by the total amount of people living in the builidng.So if there are 3 people upstairs and 2 people downstairs.the upstairs pays 3/5 of the bill, and downstairs pays 2/5.No need to separate anything, you know the tenants will cover 100% of the bill and this approach is fair.