@Cayce Fedberg the main issue with investing in another market is that you have less control of your investment.

One popped up in my neighborhood and several people in the neighborhood informed code enforcement and they shut them down.If you and your wife are good with living in a smaller place to pay down your mortgage faster than that seems like a great idea to me.At some point in the future you could always move back into the main house and rent the smaller unit if you ever wanted to.

If you have to update your addresses just to do a skip trace, then that defeats the purpose of the company conducting the search for you.

I wonder if it will bring mainly 'blue collar' jobs to the area.

I think the main question I have for you to figure out is this: What would you need to do to increase your rents above your estimated $3,000? 

We own a few rental properties but our main focus is on residential remodel and sell (flip).

Many won't lease to an LLC and, even if they do, they will look for a personal guarantee as well negating the main reason to use an LLC.But, if you find the rare one that will lease to an LLC, you will want to go that route for asset protection and the tax advantages under the new tax bill.

Generally, the IRS is going to treat the difference between the $1 and fair market value at the time of the sale as the gift for the tax purpose. 

That will take a lot of time away from my main business...but I'll learn a lot and hopefully make some coin..

I was planning to use Rigid Core LVP light color for main living areas for both levels & carpet in all bedrooms & 6 step stairs going up & 6 step stairs going to basement.