It being my primary residence I want to know if I have the rights to more strictly dictate how my house appears and is presented.

Yes, some parks strictly geared towards baby boomers might get hit hard in the next 20 years, but with demand likely being much higher for affordable housing than it is now, those parks will probably be able to transition just fine.

Account Closed I'm super curious where your town is, I don't know if I've come across a town that doesn't allow the owner to be present for short-term rentals...in fact, the more strict cities/towns actually require it so I'm always interested in learning something new when I can! 

in case the bank gets strict.  

"To me it's a strict numbers game and if you can get the return, great.  

You mention a house hack, not sure if you’re referring to multi-family residential or SFH where you might rent ourt rooms.As Bryan mentions you’ll need to comply with the strict 1031 deadlines.

The banks do seem to be more strict this time around.

Also, if you are routinely making low offers (like I am), you just have to accept that you're going to have a very low hit rate. 

I strictly focus on cost and cash flow.

I'm not familiar with these markets, but I know that we want to get out of California as the laws are becoming so strict on landlords and I don't see it getting any better.