Our other rentals in completely different areas, we have a duplex in Penfield (east side suburb, our primary residence) and a duplex in the south wedge.

For example, certain states like CA and MA have "claw-back" provisions, some states have withholding requirements, PA has some funky 1031 exchange laws, etc.Work with a rockstar QI (like @Dave Foster) and a real-estate-savvy tax professional to ensure you don't fall into any traps.

Although solar is a fun idea and a cool concept, it has yet to really be 'figured out'.

I figured as much since you had a bunch of question marks and exclamation marks in there and a few incredulous capital letters :) .

And a lot of reasons why Ethereum is good.

The insurance would not be valid for two reasons:1) the insured “individual” is no longer the owner2) the insurance was for an owner occupant, not a rentalMost people DO change the insurance to reflect the llc as owner and as a rental.

And don't get me started on the former point, there's plentiful of experiences first hand where agents just try to get too cute due to a lack of knowledge and a dogmatic view of a 6month lookback at pricing.

I have used Hero mortgage for a portfolio of houses in Texas and a STR purchase in FL.  

Without comps and a credible assessment of the condition, it could be a grand slam or  possibly 80k over what you should pay.

In my area it is easy to verify property taxes and I have a good insurance agent that that I talk and as a result have a good working knowledge of what they cost will be in my area.