Thank you  you can only use your equity if you have the ability to pay it back.

The reason is the rent-to-price ratio is good so you can cash flow, and most of the West side doesn’t have a Point of sale inspection which is really annoying.

This restrictive definition can pose challenges for co-living arrangements, which may involve unrelated individuals sharing a dwelling.

How do you approach educating people on the realities of the business? 

Which i've started to message some with out any luck so far.  

It sounds like you have an un-permitted unit, which is essentially always a risk since there has been no notice to the AHJ that it exists and they can therefore initiate a code case to have it removed in most cases.

If you want to be completely anonymous, you can use a Registered Agent.

To make the strategy successful, you need to find a property that can be acquired below market value.

If the numbers make sense, the plan is to approach the seller and attempt to get a lower price for this "2-story" building which has vacancies, since that's what the owner is selling.

When buying sub2 you get the deed in the trust name with you as trustee.