I purchased a property in Southern CA I plan house hack.So the obvious choice is to seal off the walls and just create a "studio."

So many choices I need some input.I want to do something orange or copper in color and canopy style or metal.

And these partners will have a lot more experience and connections when it comes to traditional/ hard money lenders.

I personally give tenants that choice, many landlords do not.

If rehabbed the projected ARV is 145k.I haven't done this before, so I am wondering if I should pursue traditional seller financing where the deed will be transferred in the buyer's name or do a land contract where the deed stays in my name until they pay off the Note?

If I did the refi I would need to use some of the cash to pay the mortgage off slowly, which in my mind seems like a bad choice? 

Purchase price: $55,000 Cash invested: $43,000 Traditional buy and hold that I scooped up back when you could buy a house in Fort Worth for $55k.

Purchase price: $55,000 Cash invested: $43,000 Traditional buy and hold that I scooped up back when you could buy a house in Fort Worth for $55k.

Cash for keys works pretty well too and may be your easiest choice of action.

It's nice that you offered to help, but it shows they don't want to move-- it's their choice, and actions have reactions -- eviction.