Also, in the rental agreement, it says:"HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNITY: OWNER of rental property shall not be liable forany damages and/or injury to TENANT and/or their guest(s), or their personal propertydue to TENANT’S acts, actions or neglect.

You can rent out the spare rooms to roommates to build experience and save more money for your next investment.  

If we sell it, we will investthe money into something else, but we are not sure what else couldbring in over $2000.00 per month yet…..

I get contacted every now and then by a person wanting a corporate rental meaning that they are just brokering my space to third parties for mid term stays.

But note, what you use money for after selling a home does not matter - what matters is at the point of sale and if it was considered owner occupied or not. 

Hi, I have a house bought with hard money.

The big hurdle a new person has to get past is we are all the same.

Be sure to connect with people in person.

Gut it out until the end of January with this person and either a) play more hard ball about the vehicle and other stuff b) play it softer and just gut it out with them2.

A few tips to build it faster:1) Attend local real estate meetups and networking events—Houston has an active investor community, and BiggerPockets is a great place to connect with others before meeting them in person.2) Join Facebook groups and other online forums for Houston real estate investors.