I may consider purchasing materials for you, but I would not turn over $30,000 to a contractor I have no relationship with... just my humble opinion. 

Norma,Developing these relationships takes some time. 

@Ed B.First, let me say that I am not giving you real estate advice since you disclosed you're being represented by a broker...this is simply general real estate information and not an intent to interfere with your legal relationship.  

A hard money lender (HML) might be fine with your adjustment if they have built a relationship with you and have seen that you know what you are doing.  

After months of searching and negotiation we were able to secured 3 townhouses next to each otherFinancingThe way i structure the deal is pretty simple. each of us would put in an email amount of money for the 25% down payment (yes, i put my own money into the deal as well) the the rest i financing it out through a Commercial bank that I has a relationship with.

Let's meet over coffee and have a general chat, I want to build mutual relationships and grow my network.

😆Real Estate is so much about relationships.

My landlord-tenant relationship will be just with John. 

Everyone has great suggestions...I would also suggest "local awareness"...If you are considering a rental strategy, use somethiing like www.rentometer.com, enter the sizes and address and see what THAT neighborhood is renting for.The other thing to do is establish a relationship with an investor friendly Realtor that can run a comparative market analysis for you to establish a resale value.

Thanks for the shout out @Justin WindhamMy two cents:I agree with @Patrick Desjardins but maybe I'm misunderstanding the nature of the relationship.