She was the loan officer for one of my clients that purchased a 3-family in Middletown, CT last year and was a pleasure to work with.

Here in FLorida, in the 2010-2015, I sold almost exclusively SF investor homes (about 200 of them, to investors from Cali, and abroad), and as values rose, and ROI's dropped, I found the natural progression was toward multi, to get worthwhile returns for my clients. 

I have seen many a client get in very bad shape with partners, friend or otherwise, because they did not go through this very important step.

There's been many times when I've had to step outside to take calls so clients can't hear the kids playing ( or being noisy) in the background.

I had a good friend & client go through it. 

Many are legal, some are probably not so legal, some are probably specifically prohibited - so for sure you need to speak with an attorney about your strategy before you dive in.If my memory serves me right, it's what armando built his first guru program on - maybe it was his hair, or his smug attitude, or it was just him... but everything about the "subject to" thing rubs me the wrong way.The entire concept, i believe, really is way beyond a basic or straight-forward deal, and also puts your client in a fairly precarious position where the note could get called at basically any moment, and if they can't pay off the note (which they can't, hence the agreement to the subject to) they just defaulted and are now facing foreclosure - In fact, I witnessed this exact situation today on a $12mil note that got called in UT county.

We've worked with David Rand (Rand Law Group, LLC) two multi-family deals in Boston and we've been happy.My partner has worked with Stephanie Caponigro (CAPONIGRO LAW, LLC) with a few of her clients and she recommends her.Hope that helps. 

I would first suggest, in the interest of your client/friend, that your find a local office tenant rep broker and refer the deal to him/her to run point on negotiations with the landlord.

Hi BP - I have a possible client referral for a Spokane real estate agent that would be savvy to help a first time home buyer purchase a small multi-family he can house hack.  

A client of mine owns them all and wants to sell them off in one deal, so I'm just trying to come up with a fair price.