I was able to qualify for about $95k in 0% business credit cards (for 12 months), I then liquidated the cash and used a portion of that to obtain the hard money loan that covered the balance of the purchase cost.

Landlord-tenant regulations are a bit complex in California and getting hands on is the best way to learn before expanding into larger investments. 

Do you have a track record of purchasing and operating real estate on your own?

Hard money loans can help fund your purchase and rehab costs, allowing you to scale faster.

Primary home is a little easier but for FHA and other programs it requires 12 months title seasoning.There is something called delayed financing that if you purchase a piece of land and pay for the home "All Cash" without a mortgage you can get up to 80% LTC.

Some of the larger companies will take them, but they often charge a fee.

No, you cannot purchase a home with an FHA loan via an LLC.

The plan is notorious for minimum insurance and they were previously capped at $20M for larger commercial and HOA properties.

I am in the middle of purchasing my first rental property in Arkansas and was wondering if changing the wording of "pet addendum" to "animal addendum" would allow for the "animal deposit" and monthly "animal rent" to be collected?  

I have 2 SFH, both purchased using house hacking.