However owning your own home does come with some tax breaks as well as the fact that you are paying into equity vs. rent.

Anthony, then consider making it a debt offering or perhaps a combination of debt and some equity to make it a win-win for both sides.Best of luck!

Municipal laziness actually works in our favor for once!

Terms below.Purchase price: $150KRehab cost: $100-$125KARV: $425K-$450KMy Skin in the Game: $30KPartner: $270KProfit split:50/50I am working with a private investor and structuring it as a equity partnership.

Pay bills on time, build equity, invest profitsRepeat Steps 5 - 12 above

When we make a real estate purchase, we often pay for the down payment from our own funds (equity in) and use business funds to pay for the improvements and operation costs.

Buying a fixer uper and putting the equity I have in my current home into that.

Some juke and invest in mutual funds and equities. 

And, needless to say, I'm a little worried about my equity.

It depends on how you split the revenues.If the house is free and clear, you two should decide if you get to bank all the money after paying expenses (taxes and insurance) or if you have to split it somehow in favor of your rehab work or just 50/50 the whole time.Also, if your friend decides to sell it year 2 or 3, and you still haven't recouped your rehab funds, do you spit the proceeds of the sale?