I see enough of these, I think it must not really be an option or some young entrepreneur would be taking on these projects.Are they big enough for me to have the kids and grandkids stay over?

In case you have not noticed, our national debt is already out of control, and there're legal limits on additional borrowing.The government has a third option: print more money.

At some point, if your business takes off, the single member LLC gives you optionality to move to an S Corp (which typically means less self employment taxes). 

Another odd thing was the same buyer added a second option of a cash purchase that was close to half the asking price.

We still owe roughly $900K on a 3% mortgage.We’re planning to retire abroad and are weighing two options:1.Sell the home – I already have a buyer lined up, so this would be a straightforward exit.2.Rent it out long-term (furnished) – While I don’t think the rent will fully cover the mortgage, it might come close.

I've seen some options recently for credit reporting for your tenants rent payments.

As for property management software, options like Hostaway or Lodgify can streamline bookings and communication.

There are definitely multiple options and some will allow for a set amount of personal transactions per year to waive commission splits.

Sure you could do a money market or put it in an ETF or something, but this is one of the options where the balance "can't" go down or is extremely low risk while making a decent yield.

There are a lot of options out there, but the rates are excruciating right now for new flippers.