If there's anything I can do to help contribute, please let me know.

Curious how you and your friend will be managing the financial contributions and ownership structure?

Looking forward to learn from you all and hopefully contribute some too.

That's not including the unit that her boyfriend would be occupying (and any cash he might be contributing to the place on his end) or the store front.

"for rent by owner", investors)-search for non-homestead properties in your county and send postcards to those owners that own homes that meet the criteria you want to focus on-network with real estate attorneys -network with trustees in banks that offer trustee services-look up court records of landlords who have filed their own evictions and send them postcards -network with HOAs that have non-homestead properties in that association -when you see a "for rent by owner" sign in your area, send the owner a letter -join Facebook groups (for rent by owner, landlords) and being to contribute -improve your SEO on your website-find someone who can help you gather landlord info from Zillow, etc.

You have been in note industry so you must be right @ his contributions.

To contribute to this thread though-- I whole heartedly agree.

Are you maxing out retirement contributions (or employer 401k matches)? 

Chiefly, contribution limits in an SD 401(k) plan are nearly ten times higher than in an SD IRA for you and your spouse.

It only makes sense if you plan to pass on real estate. charitable remainder trust