Many folks will advance their own funds from another source - other cash accounts, private lenders, etc. 

Send me a private message and I'll be happy to introduce you to him.

@Jessica Tomlinson  I've sent you a private message to get a little more detail. 

I've sent you a private message as I am also living here in San Diego and interested in getting into RE investment.

Pretty easy to keep this conversation friendly.

I'm a long time BP lurker, but I finally decided it's time to join the conversation so that I'm at least taking a step in the right direction.

I recently came across privatemoneygoldmine which has lists of private money lenders.

I am ramping up on this very quickly.Cultivate some private lenders (or hard money sources)Keep learning everything REIf you are a potential private lender or hard money lender I would love to talk to you as that is the next item on my checklist to figure out.

Of course, these VAs aren't licensed agents so the extent to their conversations is pretty much a survey to identify their motivation, where I (or ISA) would reach out to start the conversation.

Your property your rules, you can do whatever you want but if you are looking for a "fair" solution you can split the yard with a fence so you each have your own private space.