@Marty Joyner there's some good information on this post in regards to buy and hold and vacation rentals, so I won't beat the dead horse.

Or,   there has got to be more than one of these "we buy horses" organizations around to associate with.   

Its easy enough to do for a specific property and only costs a few hundred bucks.You are asking a cart before the horse type question though.

I know people who have done this only to find that the pissed-off homeowners (at the bank) last horrah was to destroy the house including pouring cement down drains, stealing stives, cutting up the trusses/joists with a power saw, stealing the copper from the electrical, dumping horse crap in the house, etc.

So here I am, starting to research how to do this properly/legally (put the cart in front of the horse perhaps.. rookie move), and realtor doesn't think I need to do anything but he's not getting a huge vote of confidence from me. 

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I'm not sure if this applies to ESAs (though I do know that it is not legal to deny tenancy to someone with an ESA), however, when it comes to service dogs (ONLY dogs and the odd miniature horse, can be service animals), handlers are not required to disclose that they have a service dog to a landlord, as service dogs are NOT pets - they are defined as medical equipment under law.

Many would-be investors never get started because they can’t trump emotion with logic and empirical proofs.7.Don’t put the cart before the horse, but make sure you have both: Have a game plan.

Some ideas that have just popped up in my head might be horse stabling or garage/covered storage/workshop space possibly?

I think you are putting the cart before the horse.