I provide legitimate & objective advice.

Our objective is to have less dust in a multi unit building while one unit is occupied.

Then I tried Home Depot’s home decors LVP on a higher end rental and the vacuum scratched and peeled a few parts and have also seen minor chips I’m guessing from objects falling.

I want to make sure I am not chasing the shiny object because I really want to live in Montana.

I will go in with va loan pre-qualified for $350k use my objective is both cash flow and appreciation... higher appreciation is important for me my plan would be to pickup  single family with finished bsmt apt so I coukd live there for 1st year

Most people purchase there for the lifestyle and a second home first (and then the investment tends to be the secondary objective).  30A has done a great job of growing and keeping out big commercial developments or national chains. 

You can always experiment by not offering the vehicle, and if you get a lot of objections about getting to the top, then offer it as an add-on.

Recently I've changed the lease we've been using to make the tenant more responsible for "plumbing issues" it includes tenant being responsible for unclogging toilets, toilet flapper valve, and drain lines when foreign objects are found in them.

With larger, commercial. properties (say a 100 unit apartment complex), it also frequently makes sense to encapsulate them in their own business from both an operations, and eventual disposition, perspectives.To decide whether (when when) a holding company makes sense in your personal situation, you would be best served to review your real estate objectives (near and mid term) and your present financial position (income, assets, debts) with an accountant who has real estate experience.Hope this helps a little.

Speculating doesn't end any argument, it's just my objective with this house.