"Dishonest and fraudulent business dealings".... 

What type of business do you own?

The vacation side is more of a business and requires a lot more work but the affordable housing side is less labor intensive. 

You might even want to setup a C-Corp (for tax and liability reasons as well) to manage the business with the guests and pay rent to your LLC. 

Make sure you talk to a Banker or Loan officer that is well versed in both SE (Self Employed) income and also Non/QM programs.One tip I will give you as a Banker is open up a "Business Checking account" and for the next 12 months pay "Everything" out of that account. 

It is not something that you can access immediately, like same day.It usually requires 2 Business days to process loan request.

I'd like to keep savings and be able to hire out some of the work (something we have not done in the past).My thoughts are to put both into an LLC and look for investors or a business loan, and purchase and move to a new home.

Number 2, a lot of wholesalers forget that building a business is a long-term thing and they get greedy leaving no room left in the deal, #3, make sure you've disclosed evertything to all parties.

. - You have no recourse against an agent or PMC once you pay them for the placement and it turns out to be a terrible tenant:(If you have the time and network and post here for assistance, it's always a good idea to learn the rental business from the "ground up".Of course, one mistake can also cost you thousands of dollars.

approach it the same way you would interviewing a business partner because that is what you will be.