Absolutely no mixing of personal funds for this partnership.

I’d live in it for the requisite year & probably put the renovations on a no interest business credit card to keep it off my personal credit report and not mix my real estate & real life.

Not to mention, high density housing conditions means there's plenty of stock to go around.Message me if you want to chat over a drink or coffee.

@Jeremy MattsonGet as close as you can in comps (maybe minus the acreage) and then make a conservative educated guess on the added value that your acreage adds to the mix.

You can as your basic questions over the phone as a sniff test but I would highly recommend meeting them in person for coffee, lunch, or drinks to probe and see if you think it is going to be a good fit. 

Looking at the possibility of purchasing a mixed use property with 1 residential unit and 2 commercial units about 50/50 on residential vs commercial.

I also would love to have someone who would be an extra set of eyes on the deals to make sure my numbers make sense vs what they're seeing, etc.I tried searching google/yelp/etc. and couldn't find anything but mixed reviews. 

@Joseph Borges Do you have unit mix/rent roll for the storage and the retail?

The HML meetings typically have 15-20 attendees with a mix of Borrowers and Lenders in attendance.  

Even as an apprentice or mentee, there is still a lot of value you can add to your mentor.Assuming your mentor is quite successful, he probably doesn't have time doing everything himself and wouldn't mind using a little help for free.For example, when I was just starting out, I connected with a local developer building 30-60 unit apartment/mixed-used in Los Angeles.