My current goal is to build a close team that I can count on, that can count on me, and to own 4 long term rentals in the next 4 years. 

We are hopefully (fingers crossed) going to have an accepted offer on an off-market deal in Franklin, NC.

There is no easement in place, and the driveway could be relocated to the other side of the building or reshaped to avoid crossing the "border".

@Michael PetersRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

For example, in your area are there no assisted livings that will accept Medicaid, Blue Cross Blue Shield, etc.?

For short-term rentals (STR), your household needs to meet material participation rules and both of your hours counts towards the MP hours.

I guess I'm asking for something like a hard money lender, but I don't know if they lend on assets you already own.I guess you could put the paid off rental in a sandbox (trust, or corporation) so that the income from that rental is only counted against the debt from that rental then take basically any loan on it, but outside of that what options are there?

In this case I am not sending a receipt or can send with all contact info of contractor crossed out to protect the contractor.

For some context I'm hoping to invest immediately when I begin working (1 year from now), and am alright with moving whenever there is a better opportunity for my job/RE investing.Can always count on the BP community to give great advice, so I'm looking forward to everyone's perspectives on a slightly large life decision of mine!

Retirement accounts don't count towards liquidity, nor do non-liquid investments like VC, etc.