I found a real estate investment club that meets so I am going to try that out.

Notice I said new business and not investment.

Most commercial lenders 99.99% require you to own and have operated a commercial business or 2-3 investment homes prior to a commercial loan of that size.

I’m assuming you look at a rental track record for the investment property, but that’s not steady like a paycheck.

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

I was more so saying that after a year of occupancy period, you could explore options such as a property manager to take over and you could move onto the next investment property.

Hello, I am looking for advice on how I can leverage my first investment property (house hack), to help purchase a second property.

I don't have the option for house hacking, but I do have some friends who are willing to invest money in some projects with me.

New to RE investing and learning about different financing options to fuel my flipping business.

If you aren't going to be able to do that because there is a pending lease then those loan options aren't appropriate because you are buying an investment not a primary residence at that point.