Maybe offer an extra $100/mo to cover their hassle?

He has scholarships and federal unsubsidized loans that cover full tuition, fees and some room and board...but not all.Prob going to need around $20k for college.I have secured a $30k loan using the property for collateral to cover the college expenses.What would you do with the $30k?

I have been looking at a handful of potential deals and the majority of them barely cashflow or are negative if I include myself paying rent (in theory to cover the mortgage).

I own a rental property in Chicago that currently has a lease and the monthly rent covers the mortgage and HOA assessments exactly. 

You need to look at it like the business it is and maximize your profits.You mentioned at the end wanting to, “at least get the tenant to cover half your house payments.”

We want to raise capital with passive investors, ones that want to take advantage of the opportunities that NPN's create but are perfectly content and happy to have us do all the work and heavy lifting.Learning the "how to" is only part of the equation.

I rent out the spare bedrooms, which covers the mortgage, taxes, insurance, and repair reserve.

If you are relying on credit cards and anything goes wrong which is likely on a first deal, you will be stuck without reserves to cover expenses.

There is a ton of info here covering ever conceivable question on it.  

My little brother was stabbed 4 times with me trying to put his ear back together as it was split in half and the bottom half of his ear flopping down the side of neck macking sure hes ok, trying to help my buddys from being stabbed themselves with no success findind out when the ambulance got there that my brother was on the brink of death by blood loss and friend being slashed but not being able to feel it because of the adrenaline or see it because his clothes were covering his cut while shaking off the brass knuckle hits to the back of my head, i was shook.