We just had a vacancy in one of our apartments, and filled it in October (thanks to God) in Minnesota, because our lease said we could show the unit with reasonable accomodation. 

Passive money will probably be about the same if you repair the old homes to like new finishes and accomodations.

You will also use it to deduct most of your business expenses.This standard template may be modified to accomodate some specificities, like states where a series LLC may be less expensive than having a different LLC for each.Also you can add a layer of Land Trust for each property for anonymity and to give some due on sale close protection.A lot of people here will tell you that you don't need any LLC or entity structures and that you can do with only a liability insurance.

The mother seemed like someone who was used to people accomodating her antics.

This is what accomodation as a service is in Portugal.

Obviously I am not charging rent for this time, but what amount is fair for motel accomodations?

Since this would be my first, I want to actually live in a good accomodation for at least 2 years, then once I save up, I will move to build another one or purchase an already built.

I recently bought a two family home and the basement is fully finished without a kitchen but ample space  and I have been recently toying with the idea of renting the basement atleast as a room sharing however being a older home it doesn't have the kind of electrical capacity to accomodate a decent electric stove which has very high amperage requirements (atleast 150 amps -200 amps) besides I am not considering gas stove as an option.As is I can envision fuse tripping beside I don't have any 220 line,also it gets very cold in winter in the basement so I will most likeli need a supplemental heater in the basement so elctric upgrade seems like a must if I decide to rent it out.However I was wondering would it be a better idea to have solar panels to supplement my additional electrical needs? 

Can I set time frame(s) during which the money is received (100K a year, for example) by having a exchange accomodator hold the money,etc. 

Yes, it's gotten better, but mainly because the surrounding areas that have done a good job of trying to accomodate the massive growth in the region have gotten so expensive.