One thought would be for you to move into the smaller unit and rent out the larger unit to bring in more revenue.

If I have a property well below market, I would offer a more agressive rate to try to bring it up to market asap.

But like you no title insurnace and it was only the amount to bring it current so we were not risking more than say 50 to 100k per deal.

Maybe even bring more folks as they are interesting.The issue, first, is getting them financed to build.

Evict her for bringing in extra people that are not on the lease. 

Because of the difference in opinion, I decided to bring out the engineer, and he's actually saying piering isn't necessary at this point.  

I'm also bringing another investor (Strong) who will take out a loan for the 250 Be careful of the various rules.  

Partnering with a wholesaler sounds fine, but check the real estate licensing laws in your state before bringing a buyer for a commission.You might consider getting your real estate agent's license and legitimately earn what your skills, drive, and experience truly command. exactly wholesaling or bird dogging is not a life time or long time occupation  RE sales can be lifetime and if your any good at it at about year 10 you should be getting all your sales from referrals and such.

You bring up an excellent point about the trade-offs between second home and investment property loans.

If you are networking with realtors anyway why wouldn’t you have them bring you deals that are on the MLS?