(For example, when I confirm a booking, I repeat all the disclosed guests and dogs or put in "zero dogs" and request any changes to those details be made in writing in advance so everyone is clear.)

They created a leak that damaged your ceiling.

Give yourself 10 years with that 200k and you’ll be set for life with real estate cash flow.

If you want to change the design, then do upon closing.

Look for discounted run down properties that need renovation and change the layout during the renovation.

Properties are not like stocks where After IPO the market cap is so large that that most of the life changing appreciation is gone. 

I wouldn't touch Franklinton with a 10' pole on the existing inventory side. gravity 2 is being auctioned and sold by the developer the area didn't support office developer lost millions:https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/12/19/gravity...linden I agree on if you can get a good deal. super fast appreciation. small homes, close to downtown, you can look at year over year and it's going up fast but also fast to change. any urban adjacent neighborhood is going to be good. 

You have two unrelated questions here.Question 1My impressions of your LLC setup is that having the ownership change over time is too complex with the potential for misunderstanding. 

Nor will you get a Constable to go with you if you have not confronted the issues ahead of time......unless you encounter physical violence or a threat to your life, I highly doubt you will get any support in giving an eviction notice to a tenant.  

These type living arrangements are primarily short term until user circumstances change