Someone else has warned about out of state investing and I would be very careful as you are quite a distance away so there is increased danger due to distance.

No plans to do anything else.

Also: who else has heard of the big tech installation?

Here are some tips for networking and making the most of your account. 1) I'd fill out your profile fully before you do anything else!

If it is to have a vacation home that someone else helps pay for then maybe.  

It's not a popular sentiment, but sometimes just giving to help someone else is the right thing to do!!! 

I won't make any profit on it, but he's paying the bills and our hope is that he will buy it from me in 1-2 years or we'll keep it as a rental and he'll buy something else.

Something else?  

Given what you have said I will put it this way--I have never lent on a property nor would I lend on a property where that property was the Primary Residence (I am considering the phrase Primary Residence to be interchangeable with the phrase Personal Residence) of the borrower.Adhering to that trumps all else--yes?

I saved so much to mess it up even once!