The other option is to look for private money, or for friends and family or even if you have retirement savings, and having them self direct the funds and lend to you.You can also go and look for a partner that brings the capital and you bring the experience/sweat equityCongrats on the homeGino

Friend of mine wanted to unload it for his parents.

Once you figure out a strategy that you want to do, next I would learn about potential markets for that strategy and focus on 1 or 2 markets that you have some kind of competitive advantage in (you live there and know the area, you have friends/family/a good realtor there etc). 

Start by finding an investor-friendly real estate agent who understands the process and can spot deals.

Obviously, I can't have this kind of relationship with my PM (we had developed a friendly relationship and I have no idea what happened).

If I ever plan to use a family member or friend who may not want to be fully involved in the process - what kind of documents would I need to provide that person that ensures their end is covered and could fully explain numbers, process, timeline, and security for them?

We only refund purchases made by error (I think that's fair - our refund policy is already very generous) to users account balance and not their card (kinda like store credit).

Me and my friend want to create a partnership.

We’ve had great success with our listings, regularly achieving 5x the market average ADR on Airbnb and receiving frequent offers from local realtors to purchase.We’re now considering scaling up with a new project and have been approached by a friend who’s interested in partnering with us, providing financing for renovations.

I was talking about this with a friend and we have split opinions.