I am assuming you know it will lose money most likely?

You need a firm estimate for the remainder of the work as your funds are limited (like most people who don't have an endless amount of money). 

Buying your first property to live in, and renting out rooms is a great way to cut back on costs and if you set that money aside, it will grow and become down payment funds for a future purchase.  

I’ve also seen owners of a fund pull money from escrow accounts when cash flow got tight.Being trusting is good, but being trusting while also putting safeguards in place is even better.

I lend Hard Money, Fix n Flip, DSCR, and Bridge mainly on the investor side.

You make your money on the purchase!

I want to make as much money as possible in 4-5 years.

Property management, hard money loan broker, construction project manager.  

Hard Money loans have been the downfall of many new investors. 

I'm having a very hard time with them and on the verge of losing my earnest money on a house purchased to flip.