I have some friends who are also very interested in investing here too, and they are counting on me to build a team, or find some key players with boots on the ground that we would be able to work with.

Friend is willing to loan me the cash for full purchase price (for a fair fee).

I have some very successful friends and look forward to joining their ranks one day.

The people that would be renting would be my friends that are going to college but we graduate in the spring so that would be the first opportunity they would have to move in and start paying rent. 

Some are more aggressive in pushing to conforming uses and some are more friendly. 

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 all - Anyone have  a recommendation for an investor friendly agent working in the Sleepy Hollow / Tarrytown / Pocantico Hills are?  

Then my workers called in their friends. 

Talk to your friends about your ideas. 

Very well said @John LaBanca.Eduardo if you have laid out your perspective as clearly to your friend as you did in your post then you have done what you can and should do.