fyi, one of my children (also in Indiana) had a very good experience with a VA loan through Veterans United.If you can find a tenant who wants to be rural and have space but doesn't have a down payment or for some other reason doesn't want to buy or can't buy, that person could be an excellent fit for your situation. 

Hey Jeff, I was just in a similar position with my wife (looking to house hack), but knew she wouldnt be down to share our space.

I don't know how to get started as my current property manager is not familiar with the mid term rental space so I am looking to self-manage but not sure how.Any advice is much appreciated.

We do Urgent cares all over the county and get pitched med office spaces all the time, and none fit our profile for visibility, for our use at least, only because we follow a more "retail" modeled approach to site selection, given the business type.  

It includes space to spell out specifically what the tenant is responsible for.

Based on your ideal loan terms, here are some thoughts on the funders you’re considering:RCN Capital: Well-regarded for their flexibility and strong presence in the hard money space.

One of these days I may venture downtown to see if anyone is in the office, or if the space is vacated.

I’m also eager to dive deeper into learning about this space.

Strategies: maintain the most amount of credit lines possible without use; no late payments, ever; any credit that you do use as a consumer should be small relative to the credit limit of the account; keep your accounts open as long as possible; don't apply for credit unless you really need it to limit hard inquiries; space out any new applications or inquiries as far as possible. 

For example, if the home is worth 225k, and you can negotiate it down to 200k, and say you can make 2750 per month in the STR space.