If the numbers are right, and you've enough resources to buy it, then just rent it out to your friend as a tenant (though I would not rent to family or friends)

I am eager to learn from anyone willing to teach  & share whatever knowledge and resources I have.

They have other things to consider than getting top dollar. 

On top of that, you will not be faced with underwriters giving you 1/3 of the income but hitting you with the full liability. 

My time is very limited with my full-time job, and feel it might be best if I have all the information in one place and a resource along the way. 

.- if you click on education (at the very top of the screen) that is the doorway to never ending info to get you heading in the right direction, to achieve your goals. set small goals for your self and hold yourself to it!

I decided on Charlotte after conducting a ton of research on the top markets in the US, and taking a variety of factors into consideration:Home ValuesAverage Rent / Income ratiosUnemployment RatesCrimePopulationEconomic GrowthNet Migrationand most importantly, where we'll be happyI started out with Bigger Pockets own excellent 2017 Market Analysis, and added my own numbers to help me give more weight to the factors I felt were most important.

Unfortunately, when the put it into monthly fees, they draw on their credit line, so everyone wind up paying interest on  top.

If you look at the transaction as a whole, you took a massive deduction one year, likely paying no tax and losing tax attributes, then in the final year, you pile all of that deduction back on top as ordinary income in a year you likely have higher income....I am not saying it is a bad idea, someone who doesn't have much income will certainly want to weigh this possibility and consider their timing. 

My current brokerage focuses on this niche and has the right resources to fill this niche.