Might be an install-yourself option (as long as you have a few strong friends).What do other homes in your area / price-point have?

He says he is very interested and knows my other tenant who is still staying in my other unit (unit A).Somehow I am bit worried renting to their “circle of friends”.

2nd piece is the house hack...We think best course of action would be to have an investor friend we know buy the house in cash, once we are done with renovations, we then take out a full mortgage on the house to cover whatever he paid for it and then pay him back with some interest.

So I have a friend that has a few real estate properties.

Do you mean you have a personal friend or a family that will assist you financially?

I have one friend I could approach about either partnering with me or making a hard money loan who might be able to make up the difference until I can mortgage it, but I also don't want to waste his time either and as I mentioned, I have low confidence in myself for this type of deal. 

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Please click on the links, give them a read, and share your thoughts in the comments.First is a post that I feel will help not get overwhelmed with the amount of info that is here on BP:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52761-the-simple-guide-to-getting-started-on-bp The second is a post that will help get you focused with your real estate investing goals:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52743-im-new-to-bp-any-advice-would-be-appriciatedThe last one is a post that will help you choose an “investor friendly” real estate agent.

Hi BP,I have friends that are relocating to Kingsport, TN and are looking for an investor friendly real estate agent.  

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