@Mary Parsek you are pretty close with this forum but I would suggest posting this in the "Mortgage Notes" forums.  

I immediately got home and created a laminated note about the unique local bakery, which bakes the best croissant I have ever tasted, including the croissant I had in Paris, just around the corner of the Airbnb listing.

Quote from @Anthony Pitruzzello: Please note in my question: "and an apartment over a large garage/workshop in a separate building (for me)." 

Note: I say this also assuming you can afford the negative cash flow, but if you cannot, then get out as soon as you can. 

The podcast about the books was only 16 minutes long and there was a list of the books in the notes if you’d prefer to skip the description of each book and go that route.

However, the fact that Rent to Retirement’s reviews keep coming back might also be a sign that they're hitting all the right notes with their customers.

You can view their review counts to give you a rough idea on the bookings and note what their weekend/weekday pricing is to give you another form of comp.

Very few allow any subordinate financing below their note but I do have ONE that allows 90% CLTV (they loan 75% and allow you to secure a 15% seller carryback as long as you come in with 10%). 

If you can get a note for 200K at no interest and you have completed your due diligence on this deal, then go for it. 

So the first seller agrees to direct title to holds the funds and when you close on that purchase you record a new note for the first seller on the second home.