I've definitely thought about converting my unfinished basement to a small apartment or putting up a garage with a 1bd/1bth on top to help increase cash flow, but it's not realistic without attempting the virtually impossible (and expensive) task of trying to spot-upzone my property.

You can get a virtual office.

@Ricky Cover Other than similar websites, one option would be to hire a virtual assistant to search county tax websites for the specific owners/properties you are looking for and create a spreadsheet for you.

I have to live there 2 years at which point I would plan on moving on to my next unit.I do not believe I would make money off of it as a long term rental, however it is virtually impossible to find numbers on that because there are almost 0 long term rental units available in the area.

I was wondering if it is more beneficial to find a virtual office first and then file the articles of incorporation with my state or if I could file first and then find a virtual office.

I host a virtual mastermind group.

@Tyler Labelle - Reach out to @Natalie Kolodij, she's in your area, works exclusively with Real Estate Investors, and has a great virtual practice set up to make communication easy with her clients from across the country. 

There's Kevin Bupp's that concentrates on MHP. 3) Network with like-minded investors virtually and locally (through REI meetups). 

Virtually anything is negotiable, anytime.

We want him to have control and ownership of the property; he has virtually no down payment, paying us 5% replaces much of our lost rental income but leaves him a fair amount and the ability to benefit from rent increase and appreciation.