Share what you are looking for and the deals you are working on with your network in person and on social media regularly.2.

Personally, I wouldn't offer SubTo or a Wrap, For reasons I've written about fairly extensively. https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/70/topics/1227199-the-m...However, I would sell on "Lease Option" and that may work for you.

We would want to use it for personal use probably one per year. 

Tell me - someone selling their home to your son, Subject-To - is this a person who has made good life choices? 

I was thinking if I can talk to my neighbor about sharing the cost (I, the landlord, personally provide labor and my neighbor provide material (e.g. fence pickets)).

Do you sell / buy real estate in Mexico personally? 

I personally believe that a better way to jump into mid term rentals is to take a course on buidling a property management company or cohosting business where you bring your skillset to the table without the intial investment into all the furniture and leases.

I question if the person that has issues matching 1) knows how to feather 2) has the original paint color/code. 

A contract is only as good as the person enforcing it.

Any recommendations on Houston REI groups that meet in person or virtually?