No this is not a true real restating investing book, but it discusses harnessing creativity in the workplace.

@Hunter Harms 1.

Sometimes lenders consider the armed services similarly to a college grad entering the workplace, since you are committed to a field for XX amount of years, so they may count the income without the aging on it.Your $1,200 coupled with the income from the property (other tenants) who are already in place, will count toward qualifying income, so for a $60K purchase, you should be okay unless you have alot of debt that offsets the income (that shows up on your credit report). 

So, don't be surprised if he says "no" but there is no harm in asking and he might know of someone who has a property and type of financing you are interested in.

This is a HARM to sellers.

@Mark Russell - Is there any harm in trying? 

I was just thinking about possible exit strategies if a property down the line proves to have significant vacancy, therefore harming the returns, so I would likely sell and reinvest into a different property.

Here in Maryland the Commission maintains a Guaranty Fund (https://www.dllr.state.md.us/license/mrec/mreccomp.shtml) to compensate clients for oversights like this that cause financial harm.

IDEALLY you find someone who has similar goals but what's the harm in helping your friends achieve what they consider success too?

Hunter Harms If you’re financing, there’s only so much you can control.