So a PM company and a lawyer should suffice, the listing agent can do both transactions and it'll increase the likelihood of the deal going through.

Or will standard liability insurance + an umbrella policy suffice for now?

Any market will suffice though, willing to allow me to co-host for free so I can learn the ropes and eventually start hosting myself?

Or should the RM-1 zoning suffice that the property is legally permissible to be used as a duplex? 

Mutual promises suffice for consideration.Does a seller typically require earnest money to take the property off the market?

@Jane MipseyThere are several considerations that can go into the analysis of whether you need an LLC or whether a large insurance policy will suffice.

@Alex ClarkThere are several considerations that can go into the analysis of whether you need an LLC or whether a large insurance policy will suffice.

I'm not big on telling others what they should do, but I will say this...If a functionary will suffice, then another agent will do, but if you are looking for a fiduciary that will be with you every step of the way, then Karen Green is the Investor Agent to call!!!

Everyone has their own opinion of that so it's not worth rehashing, but suffice it to say, from the bank's perspective a property owned by XYZ LLC with the loan guaranteed by John Doe personally is exactly the same thing as owned by John Doe with the loan in John Doe's name from a likely hood being repaid stand point.

Yes you can but there are plenty of free resources online that will suffice.