There is also space to park 4 cars.I will be back in the area early May, so if this sounds remotely appealing, we can chat further on a call or meet in person when I am there. 

Should I meet them in person at the new builds ?

Personally, I would start hitting the education piece of real estate investing hard.

@James D.I can recommend 2 contractors I have personally use.Send me a DM.Goodluck

Personally, I don't think you have a shot in hell of assigning the liability to the tile company.

Now this number will change if the person pays off early, etc. 

But I do know what it looks like when someone is about to be separated from a lot of hard earned money of theirs... and YOU potentially look like THAT person.  

I have never personally had issues with insurance even in the valley for my clients now that I think of it. 

House hacking will also give you some personal "property management" experience.

I have several clients that 'self-manage' or have a full time private manager that has enabled them to offer their manager/cleaner (occasionally the same person or couple) double the hourly cleaning rate (compared to national PM companies) while reducing the booking/cleaning fees for tenants.