Worse case scenario you have to rent somewhere short term until you start the job.I would highly recommend looking at a duplex or a single family with an accessory dwelling unit to give you more cashflow and more options down the road too.

Colony is lending via Dwell in CA.

This gives me a reason to go into the dwelling at their request, and although I'm not making an inspection, I can see if axe heads are being put through a wall or 3, and how they are generally living and treating the place.

I have purchased three homes in my career, 1 personal dwelling, 1 distressed home and 1 vacation rental property.What am I doing here?

You have the homeowner get rid of his insurance and you have them replace it with a commercial policy or a dwelling policy with the endorsements you need.

The law which prohibits AirBnB listings without the host present in NYC is the Multiple Dwelling Law and it IS actually legal at the state level to host people while the host is present.

Ballpark is $50k for the addition, and expected rent is $850.My home in SLC is luckily in a zone where accessory dwelling units are allowed.

A good broker (like me...shameless plug) will be able to shop dozens of companies for you to get a better rate, but be sure they're quoting a rental dwelling policy (RDP for short). 

Look around and see if there are any multifamily dwellings and contact owner or PM and talk to them about rents.

My experience with investing dwells down to managing a family portfolio during the last 5 years of this bull market.