For example, if the refi lender requires 6 months of seasoning so that the refi is based on LTV rather than LTC, then your HML will likely be 7 months...

I am not based in Detroit and can not physically go the office.

Based on your question, you have two core decisions to make, and they may conflict with one another - where do you want to live, and where do you want to invest? 

Hard money is lending based on the hard asset and it doesn't speak well when the project is mid-process and now more money is needed to be able to finish it.

W-2 status isn’t a choice—the IRS determines it based on work conditions.

The debt is not yours, and unless a question is asked in a way that would subject every investor to having to reveal the debt of every entity he was an investor in, you should have no problem.This is based on my knowledge and experience, I am not an attorney.  

Depending on the property location you may be responsible to pay transfer taxes based on the properties assessed value.

It has a lot of features that I simply can't write down all together.Zoho SalesIQ it integrates with your websites for real time chat supportZoho Workdrive, this is a Google Drive alternative except Zoho gives you 5 TBs right of the bat!

Alternative is the sherif evicts him and I pay tax and insurance.I know we can have a gentleman's agreement on these things, but im still afraid he might be able to legally sue me if we have a legitimate residential lease?

There’s probably a legal notice period for that too, based on your market.