Here are the laws in regards to this stuff.4735.01 [Effective Until 3/20/2019] Real estate broker definitions.As used in this chapter:(A) "Real estate broker" includes any person, partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation, foreign or domestic, who for another, whether pursuant to a power of attorney or otherwise, and who for a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration, or with the intention, or in the expectation, or upon the promise of receiving or collecting a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration does any of the following:(1) Sells, exchanges, purchases, rents, or leases, or negotiates the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate;(2) Offers, attempts, or agrees to negotiate the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate;(3) Lists, or offers, attempts, or agrees to list, or auctions, or offers, attempts, or agrees to auction, any real estate;(4) Buys or offers to buy, sells or offers to sell, or otherwise deals in options on real estate;(5) Operates, manages, or rents, or offers or attempts to operate, manage, or rent, other than as custodian, caretaker, or janitor, any building or portions of buildings to the public as tenants;(6) Advertises or holds self out as engaged in the business of selling, exchanging, purchasing, renting, or leasing real estate;(7) Directs or assists in the procuring of prospects or the negotiation of any transaction, other than mortgage financing, which does or is calculated to result in the sale, exchange, leasing, or renting of any real estate;(8) Is engaged in the business of charging an advance fee or contracting for collection of a fee in connection with any contract whereby the broker undertakes primarily to promote the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of real estate through its listing in a publication issued primarily for such purpose, or for referral of information concerning such real estate to brokers, or both, except that this division does not apply to a publisher of listings or compilations of sales of real estate by their owners;(9) Collects rental information for purposes of referring prospective tenants to rental units or locations of such units and charges the prospective tenants a fee.

I'm wondering if I could buy a home with an attached garage and use 203k to convert the garage into a studio apartment which I would live in while renting out the rest of the house. Obviously, this would be dependent ...

There's a lot of great ideas, learning opportunities, and hard-won lessons in the forum conversations. 

As far as insurance goes I have not spoken with my insurance company yet but I'm not very optimistic about the outcome of that conversation.

Instead, look at it as a chance to have a lot of one-on-one conversations.

Listen to Podcast #301 - The Incredible Power of Long-Distance BRRRR Investing with Alex Felice. 

I also have a direct and honest conversation with them over the phone before we show it that we are not done with the job and I point out all of the things we are still going to do to finish up. 

They have offices in Maine, but my friend works for them in New Hampshire.https://www.revisionenergy.com/solar-power-for-you...Look at the typical water heating costs table and see if those numbers agree with what you've been paying. 

So you should have a conversation with the 2 or 3 of them to get a sense who you align with best.

How is that conversation going to go:Tenant: Umm, boss, can I have a moment of your time.