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.

I invest in both. 

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.

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

They are hard working people who have made sacrifices to save up money to buy property in order to invest for their future.