You do not need a license (like a brokers license) to manage your own properties.However, check your town to make sure you don't need a business license.In Tacoma, WA, as an example, even if you have a property manager, the owners themselves also need to have a Tacoma business license.If you hire a property manager, they will need a brokers license to manage other people's properties.Good luck!

I always do current home inspections to see how they live today and if I can't (e.g. they're moving in from out of town) I'm probably not going to rent to them.  

so comparing miami to ohio or kansas or iowa is very wrong in my own opinion, because you are comparing diet coke with unsweetened tea, once the economy created its own pattern of success , comparing it to other town would not be accurate becoz the methodology of understanding the phenomenon has not been researched yet.like california is now the strongest market in usa although price wise it is the second highest and huge pop declines.

I know it's expensive, but look at something in the smaller towns outside Charlotte or probate sales or start going to  REIA's and Meet ups and find some investors or people trying to sell fixer upper. 

Most college towns here in UT restrict to 3 unrelated people.

Probably depends on the location and part of town if neighbors care or notice. 

He did emphasize that Greenfield is a small town where everyone know everyone and they are set in their ways.

Hey, I don't do commercial real estate but I could connect you with a person who does here in town and they might be able to help.  

Unfortunately, I'll be out of town on this one, but happy to connect over the phone anytime.

I am from Buffalo and the only tiny homes, that I know of, are in the ski town of Ellicottville about an hour south of Buffalo.