Went to install it and the toilet lower half went in fine but the tank hit the wall and wouldn't seat properly in the lower half.Measured the rough in distance and it came in at 9" , the old toilet had already went into the dumpster and off to the landfill, so there is no turning back.So now i'm curious, how much space does a 10" rough in toilet typically have behind the tank?

Then if you are comfortable with them start talking about being a private lender on one of their houses.  

I suggest meeting with an attorney that you're comfortable with in case you need to evict.

It gives me comfort to have an expert who is up on tax code and then to have myself as a checking point for them.

@Nathan Smith After doing a handful of deals directly on platforms like PeerStreet and PatchOfLand, I concluded that for debt deals, it would require too much capital (and too much time on the diligence side) to get to a level of diversification I was comfortable with.

He is holding strong on him doing NOTHING other than provide 50% of the upfront cash while wanting 50% of the assets.As a side note, he (my friend) is sitting on a huge pile of liquid assets to use towards "investing".I know he is very nervous going into REI, but if we pull this off and he feels comfortable I know we can take down many more properties.

Hello,I'm just starting out in real estate investing and looking at several MF properties in the Austin area.I lived in Austin for many years so I'm pretty comfortable with the market, but I've recently moved out of state and am doing everything remotely. 

(PS: they will all have to work together, at some point - better for you if they are used to 'playing well together' in this, as well).Don't make this complicated - just make it complete - start talking to one professional and keep asking until you find the one with whom you are comfortable, then ask them for their recommendations fro the others you will need for the full, legal, and financial foundation of your power team.Foundation laid - build the house!

Check out-https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/04/1...So it kind of depends on where your comfort levels are as to what you should or would want to do.

I like to walk the neighborhood during the day time and then again a few times at night.If I feel comfortable doing that, I generally feel better about the investment.