I don’t want to ruin my relationship with the lender. 

Build a relationship with a title company and fine a resource there that will help educate you. 

I have a full time job that pays decent in my area (El Paso, TX) and also have forged relationships with successful business and real estate company owners around town, which I have been soaking up as much information I can from, akin to a sponge.

Both counties (and really the state of Tennessee) are built on relationships.

We have a strong relationship with the seller and both parties are happy.

Raising capital is all about relationships and competency.

For me the idea is to be an investor with integrity and work with other investors with integrity, so hopefully if another investor sees me bringing a decent deal to them, their first thought will not be to immediately cut me out of the deal so we can establish what I like to call a ‘business relationship’.I understand the benefits of being a licensed real estate agent and have definitely heard pros and cons to being licensed as an investor.

She asked me today that he might move in in the near feature and I said if your relationship gets to that point we will just need to add him to the lease.1st question how does that effect section 8?

Create a relationship with one of the business managers at your local branch and start the conversation there. 

Most small-time landlords have personal relationships with their tenants, or have reasonable property managers.