Do you find with Bryson that you want to be in town and walking distance, or do renters prefer the rural experience? 

Everyone has different investment strategies, preferences, capabilities, privileges, etc.

I prefer a hard dollar amount rather than a percentage.

I would have a tough conversation with your contractor telling him you aren't going to pay for any additions or changes unless he submits a change order in writing (could just be and email or text but preferably a bid sheet) and you approve it. 

You set up the "master" LLC in your preferred state and then put individual, local LLCs within the series LLC - like files in a cabinet - in the state that you own the property. 

If you can't get to the 20% down, I think your best option is definitely a house hack, preferably on a 2-4 unit property so you can live in one unit and rent out the other 1-3 units.

Prefer to pay the taxes.  

Many property owners choose to hire management firms to handle the logistics of renting out their properties, especially if they do not live nearby or prefer not to manage the rental process themselves.Here's how it can work:Hire a Property Management Firm: You can contract a reputable property management firm that specializes in managing rental properties.

The magical power of a personal guarantee by an officer of the company is that it aligns the spending preferences of the company with those of the guarantor, which will just happen to align with your preferences.Truly an amazing power, in my opinion.

We actually found a great painter that also did amazing drywall work.So when we rehab he prefers us to leave the taping to him but its not more than a couple of rooms.Last one was $750 to paint the interior of the house plus a couple of rooms of drywall as we flipped the closets etc.