You can probably meet him in person if you attend the next HH.

I heard that if you move the personal mortgages to an LLC they could get called and we would want to avoid that3.

I think they meet in person, but not sure it may be on zoom - they are not members of MAREI, so I don't have all the info - they do post their meeting on Meetup.And there are a lot of virtual meetings, plus MAREI events on our calendar. 

Personally, I'm waiting for the lawsuit by a seller against his own broker for refusing to vet a potential buyer and then show to a qualified buyer.

I will make that proposal to the person I am talking and see where it goes.

Like @John Underwood said, your cleaner and handy person can be of great help getting things done.

More due diligence and follow up, does this person have a job that's consistent for at least a year?

Yikes I am almost afraid to jump in on this one, however, I know Joe personally and he is not a scammer.

That would be a separate mortgage and not what amounts to a second loan on your personal residence, which if you have spouses, they might not be that into. 

I have a 2-person unit with a glass top dining table and it has worked well.