These properties are my children's college education, I acquired them in 2005, only 1 loan no 2nd, never refinanced since purchased, but I am in a dire situation, any advice on where I can get the help I need to save these 2 houses, they both have equity... 

What is the purchase price and rehab cost?

I have a very odd situation:I basically bought a house for a friend of mine about a year ago and gave him a 5% interest only loan for the entire purchase/closing/renovation costs.Both he and I would like him to get more permanent financing.But, he does not have a social security number. 

However, he wants to be off the loan within two years of purchase.

My main goal is to understand what types of loan products are available, and we are now more open to analyzing out of state purchases.We are eager to make our first purchase within the next 3-6 months.

Initial purchase to buy/rehab should be around ~15%.

if I borrow 100k for a BRRRR (purchase plus rehab) and borrow the money for 9 months (purchase and 6 month seasoning before cash-out refi) he is totally fine with me giving him a lump sum after 9 months of $105,941. 

I even wanted to monetize for ONLY .99 7 tips on what to look for when walking a prop to purchase, especially the ones that have been vacant for year.

I live in California, and bought a tax lien certificate (technically a Certificate of Purchase) on vacant commercial land in Arizona, sight unseen, at an online auction.

I have my own website, but I link over to that one once a guest clicks on Rates & Reservations.