My suggestion is this.

Any suggestions?

I am currently looking for suggestions, direction, guidance on house hacking.

Any suggestions?

We have some other friends who are going to invest for our initial down payment plus our own money that we are going to put in.We need some suggestions on what a loan from a private investor might look/sound like?

I suggest you go direct to the sellers.

Any ideas or suggestions 

Or do you suggest any other ideas? 

I would suggest getting a good strong lease and getting to local investors in your area at REIA meetings.

My PM suggests remodeling a little and raising rent from $985 to $1300.