Also get involved in the local REI meetups.

And treat this as 1/5th space as a rental.Or down the road, would it be better to have the entire property (home & garage/room) rented out to everyone involved and the property become an investment property. 

To learn creative financing, you'll want to get involved with your local REIAs, listen to podcasts, follow people who are educators on creative financing, etc. 

. - Are u sure there was a 1031 involved?

Hey @Devon Moore not sure where or why you'd lean towards a land lease unless that's standard for this developer.In my experience its difficult to capitalize deals with ground leases involved.  

@Jonathan GreeneThe short answer is it will depend on a few things like the tools and listing platforms that you're usingMy current workflow involves many tools (including Monday.com, Baselane, and Furnished plus other listing platforms).

Unless you come from a corporate job that is involved in this field, it is not a place I recommend to start.

My question is since a lender is involved and I will be drafting up a contract how do I protect myself as to once I hand off the home he doesn't end up pushing me out (there is no sign of such and there is trust but this business)?

Quote from @Andrew Syrios: Welcome to KC Leo, I would definitely recommend getting involved in MAREI, the real estate investor association here. 

Thus, I am interested in suburban space near major cities, not the downtown inventory that is trading for pennies on the dollar, but often involve massive office complexes that will have huge holding costs until they get leased up.