It's 2018 and I an option to pickup a handful of properties from a retiring landlord with NW addresses and a few SE address that are 4/2 & 3/2's for around $160K/door.

Also see the "Home Buying Process By State" section on this page, which has an entry for each state and discusses related issues that aren't about the closing per-se (such as customs around wells, heating fuel, environmental, pests, etc.)

I'm looking to house hack or Brrrr in either SE/NE DC or somewhere in PG County or Montgomery County.

Being from California, I am exploring the option of using Turnkey providers for properties in the South/ SE region.

There's isn't a right or wrong answer per se, and of course, everyone's situation is different. 

There have been a lot of posts on here about similar situations, not exactly foster care for special needs children per se, but since the children are disabled and bedridden, I'm guessing there will be many similarities to assisted living facilities.

I am in SE Houston/Galveston Bay Area and looking for 4-8 units to start.

"If Momma ain't happyNo-one goin' to be happy"  I already owned a lot of property when I met my wife, but most of it was break-even & not exactly high end abodes per se.

NM LLCs do not have great asset protection statutes, but they are very cheap and anonymous and as trustee, you don't get really any liability per se anyway.

Advice or guidance would be appreciated.PS I now live in CA but am looking in SE Michigan where my other property is.Thanks