Yes they do have lots of content on them and may be "busy"... but that's to our eye as the marketer who is looking at the page with a totally different mental frame than a buyer or seller. 

Depending on the state as long as its "assisted living" and not "skilled nursing" you can have "med techs" who actually do the med pass and just have a nurse in charge / supervising - now with 5 to 10 beds it might not make sense to have the med techs (unless you have a nurse who is willing to be on call 24/7) but another thing to look into is if you'll actually need a registerd nurse vs an lpn/lvn.I'd think with that many beds you may also want to consider hospice care or care for illnesses that leave the patient mentally handicapped (vs geriatric patients)One more possibility is "adult day care" , where you're only keeping the place open half the day and the clients leave at the days end.

It is truly inspiring to see someone so young have the ambition and mental fortitude to tackle a commercial real estate deal.

Its your title company's job to determine if it's a legitimate POA.The point is to at least get the seller mentally, if not legally, committed to selling you the house, and then very quickly get that paperwork to the people that know what they're doing (i.e. the title agent).

Take a mental note that the POA would have to be prepared and provided to the lender for their approval as well.

This is indicative of the mob rule mentality that has become the former United States of America.

Doing an exchange is all about getting into a bit better position - either financially or mentally/free time.

REI was always a bit nervewracking to me (I always jumped to the "what if" mentality when I'd think about being a landlord), and as a result missed out on the super low rate environment of the last several years, instead investing my cash into the stock market (took quite a beating this past year!).

If you pick the worst choice among all choices you'll still be fine.I understand being your first property you want to do everything right and not make any mistakes, but the mental energy and capacity your allocating to this decision would be much better served getting your property rent ready, creating an amazing listing, creating a rock solid lease, and thoroughly vetting your tenants. 

My primary goal is to see if I have a physical and mental stamina to tackle such a property.