I had to live in the property due to the FHA occupancy rules, so I had about an hour and 15 minute commute to work every day.I settled on Tilton (small town in central NH) because the property was right and it cash flowed very well, and was quite cheap (at the time... 240k), I could get the loan to get into the building and own 4 units.

Quote from @Brandon Foster: Hello Ryan,STR is do able in the north county area but there are a lot of rules and regulations.The city of Oceanside right now will not allow anything STR unless it’s west of pacific coast hwy.This is changing a lot too so you need to be aware of that in your plans.Carlsbad is super strict too but there are some condos that are still available to do STR in.Medium term rentals are as safer bet but way less profitable.

I have found personally some city rules for renting are simple in the suburbs and some people are specifically seeking these areas for one reason or another.

Asking in the correct forum will get a better response.Read the RULES!

I am in the process of buying my fourth unit but this situation is a new one for me!

I generally see literature as such, and cannot tell if having a part time employee removes the chance of solo 401k or if the custodians just don't want to deal with it:"IRS rules prohibit contributions to a solo 401(k) if you have full-time employees, but you can use the plan to cover yourself and your spouse into retirement."

Our top return property is far better than our average return property.I do not get to make the rules (and there are many rules/regulations that I do not like), but the rules have not prevented me from making good profits in CA real estate. 

For FHA, I would ask your lender to confirm that they considered the 100 mile rule in calculating DTI.

You don't ever want to double book and have to cancel one of them.And the guest giving a phone number in the first message like in your original post is against the rules and the guest knows it. 

It passes the 1% rule, but it barely does.