Rents for the units vary from $1100 to $1300 or more per month.I am considering a hard money loan to pick up the property and rehab, then refinance with a traditional loan taking advantage of the spread in the ARV.Does this sound logical?

Why would you want a basement rental unit instead of going with a traditional side-by-side duplex option?

Apparently it was the tradition of old school builders to put a coin under the entrance to the home to bring the clients good fortune.

I have recently started a traditional 401k with a small chunk of my W-2 income contributing.

Could I get a traditional lender to finance the property at 70%LTV?

I know its not traditional, but, we are equal share.  

I have already hired the services of a State of Maine Registered Architect who specializes in energy efficiency and together we will be collaborating on a traditional based design.

Very lucrative business in luxury vacation rentals. 43 million is the number of rental units in the United States alone $85 billion is the value of the vacation rental industry.92% of travelers want the option to book rentals online. 53% of travelers with income > than $125,000 prefer vacation homes to traditional hotels.

The house hacker will pay you the 100k (actually it should be higher...like 110k) in 2 years, pay the traditional 5% of his purchase price ($5500) for the option consideration...and lease the property from you for 800/month.3 - You end up getting 500 more from the Hacker/buyer than your are paying to your seller, so there is no payback period.  

I think he is moody because he is heavily into stocks/bonds and the traditional way of work until you've "earned" retirement.