Both of those models involve potentially comprehensive rehab to make a good return and new investors often hire the wrong people and spend way too much.Higher returns on her money can be found in debt fund syndications which are totally passive and can pay 12%.

Sell your properties and pay the tax. 

Closing in LLC's or Trusts.

If you pay the same two points in your scenario, you can get into the low 6% range.

One of them was that Section 8 would not pay market rates.

There are also some affordable monthly educational subscriptions you can consider before paying tens of thousands for a coaching program.

if you already sent him some money and he now wants more then I can tell you that you have run into a fake lender scammer.. on line profiles mean diddly squat.U can play the private lender game all you want.. just never ever send them any advance fee's unless you pay for a 3rd party appraisal directly to the appraiser..

If you literally feel like your twiddling your thumbs you can come up with contingencies for when bad things happen like not paying rent, not getting along, not keeping house clean, partying too much, etc.

Hoping to get some clarity from the brain trust here.

Might be able to get a contract with the buyer of the cherries and thow some cash at you upfront for signing a agreement to buy the crop but I don't know what the alternate bearing looks like on Cherries in Washington and the brokers may not be willing to pay upfront in that area... or a upfront lease payment from the renter...