It's a great starter property, so you can work out the kinks, figure out management, and build out your team.

If she just moved in, I'd tell her clearly this isn't going to work out (you can mention quiet enjoyment and her being loud at 2 am, but I'd leave other parts suck as her choice for lifestyle out of it-ie having 3 different guys spend the night) and remind her of the lease.

it was a lot of work and was done shortly before Covid   If you do more then you can save even more   If hiring all work out, you will over run that budget   Good luck

Gave me motivation that things can work out even in these markets of uncertainty.

Multi-family can work out but if you're marketing to travel medical professionals, many of whom work nights and sleep days, you'd need to be able to provide a relatively quiet space and that can be hard to achieve in multi-family properties.

Total square footage could work out to about 30,000 when all is said and done.If I am able to negotiate a contract with the seller to carryback the 20-30%, what kind of financing options would we have. 

This new Builds are offering tons of incentives to home buyers, and sometimes will work out better for buyers than trying to buy a property that is distressed.

- so all in all it will probably work out. 

How will his syndication deals work out for his investors when he is forced to refinance at whatever ballon payments he financed the deals for?

He has experience setting up syndications, but past that if you're planning to make moves in California getting started with him or anyone at Cox Castle plugs you into one of the hardest hitting real estate law firms in California with highly experienced lawyers in construction issues, contracts, financing, work outs, land use, multifamily/commercial purchase and sale etc.