Would certainly like to offer this to our investors going forward.

Before I go forward with them I was wondering if any of you have experience dealing with them.

I hope to be repatriated within the next year and I look forward to it!

If tenant paid for March and April then they need to produce a receipt, no receipt they didn't pay and treat it as non payment.The other option is you don't create waves and you move forward.

Ive analyzed a few deals in the past but could never pull the trigger and this is the end of that, just super daunting going at it completely alone :)Looking forward to hearing from y'aaaaall.

I am glad I found Bigger Pockets and look forward to networking and learning from others! 

If we went forward any way and succeeded in whatever field we dealt with, we're very likely to be somewhat of a loner, who might not like having someone follow along.

I might not even take this route but it is tempting because I am newer in this journey and I could use the cash up front to help push my real estate career forward.

Depends on your goal, it is straight forward.

IMO if you chose #1 now you can always choose options #2 or #4 six months(maybe a year) down the road, pull all your 60K back out plus what ever appreciation you have(if any) and move forward. to me in option #3 you said paying interest bothers you and option 1 solves that problem, gives you practice with a new tenant so if they don't pay or u have problems you don't have 2 bills( your old mortgage and your new mortgage) to manage along with the stress(of kicking out your friend and finding a new tenant) just the one mortgage that your fiance already has within his budget(because your 60K didnt' factor into bank financing so you found a home to move to that was within his budget alone(even more safety net) or at least lower mortgage payment and house than if you had 60K to use to buy-down another home. but i digress....Option #1 is less stress , less interest payments,and less of your money with 2 options left over at a later date. like joe said your 60K is safely locked away in the home(minus depreciation) which you can always pull out later on when you are more risk-prove.Still your choice but that my point of view.Good luck!