It wasn't until the Garn-St.Germain act in 1982 that they started becoming standard.

I believe this is fairly standard across the board.

Never buy without personally inspecting and approving the property and INDEPENDENTLY, INDEPENDENTLY, INDEPENDENTLY, verifying everything from values to market rates, to approving tenant selection procedures and standards, to repairmen on standby, to everything else in Christendom that you can thing of.I am not a fan of out-of-state investing, especially for those with less than 50 years of experience, and for them, they’re probably too old for the hassle. 

Many of them have restrictions that you must owner-occupy the property for a minimum number of years - or you'll have to pay it back with interest.Also, the standard mortgage requires you to owner-occupy a property for a minimum of 12 months before renting it out.

A detailed system for each project level and payment plan for work that gets done to proper standards should show the contractor that you mean business.I believe I'd follow the system described by one of the contributors to this discussion, Tom Shallcross a few days ago.

I mean can you consistently provide an industry standard finished product similat to what the licensed trades would provice)

Most standard MLS contracts now include a box check for 1031 exchanges. 

A strong partnership benefits both parties.Happy vendors are more likely to prioritize your jobs and provide high-quality service, benefiting both tenants and owners.Balancing Stakeholder NeedsBalancing these relationships requires a strategic approach:1.Standardized Processes: Implement systems that ensure consistency and efficiency in addressing maintenance requests, approvals, and payments.2.Transparency: Use technology, like owner and tenant portals, to provide real-time updates and visibility into ongoing issues.3.Regular Communication: Maintain open lines of communication with all stakeholders.

Unfortunately - there are a couple of issues here that likely make this hard to finance:-"Cabin style" dwellings typically are difficult to finance as the secondary capital markets treats these differently than standard single family homes as the buyer pool for a "cabin" dwelling is less than that of a standard home.- Yurts: Lenders typically have difficulty financing Yurts as they are moveable collateral.

The two types I get from Arcade Headquarters are the standard full size cabinet with 60 games and then a whiskey barrel setup with controls on top with a 42” display mounted on the wall behind it.