Fannie Mae's guidelines verbatim are as follows:Must be occupied by the borrower for some portion of the yearMust be suitable for year round occupancyBorrower must have exclusive control over the propertyMust not be rental property or a timeshare arrangement (this has the following disclaimer in the guidelines:  If the lender identifies rental income from the property, the loan is eligible for delivery as a second home as long as the income is not used for qualifying purposes, and all other requirements for second homes are met (including the occupancy requirement above).Cannot be subject to any agreements that give a management firm control over the OCCUPANCY of the propertyThis means that as long as you intend to occupy the property some portion of the year, you could absolutely rent it while you are not using it. 

The profitability of the investment may also be increased by arranging for a balloon payment, extending the repayment time, or negotiating a reduced interest rate.Thirdly, consider the advantages of purchasing the property using seller financing in the long run.

She then tells me " I cant cut grass , I am a woman and I dont even own a lawn mower "    I told her that the lawn mower doesnt care what gender you are , and if you dont want to mow the lawn I can arrange to have it done for an additional $ 100 per month added to the rent .    

So, we told them we would charge $25 to pick up the rent the first month only until they could make other arrangements, but we would only accept a money order.

They may even help you with arranging contractors, verifying market prices, and more.Start by going to www.narpm.org to search their directory of managers.

P/HMLs run the gamut from disinterested brokers who might arrange a loan for a fee and then disappear, to the giant mega P/HMLs that are more concerned about keeping their Wall Street investors happy, to smaller lenders who lend their own money and actually care that you make a profit.

But if they want the flexibility I think it's a fair arrangement.  

You have a governmental authority using its power to hinder and regulate private transactions creating some kind of “litmus” test based on god knows whatYou have a seller remaining in a home he sold indefinitely.You have a lender that has twice filed for foreclosure You have a profit sharing arrangement upon resale with the seller/tenantYou’re performing repairs/maintenance on a house while occupied by the seller/tenantAny or all these are lawsuit magnets.If you buy a property, and the seller is a consumer, not an investor, you should NEVER do a profit participation.  

I think you may want to start of the arrangement in a more simple fashion.Ask for a loan in which he will get a stated return 6% to 12%.If you are both successful happy with this arrangement, upgrade to a partnership.I think a partnership off the bat makes things complicated.You will also likely make more money in a loan agreement if the project does well.

It takes 60 hours class, an exam and sponsorship from local REA.