Does anyone know any independent tradespeople with those licenses who would want to take on a small side job of reviewing the work and signing off for inspection?

.$40k a year to invest consistently is certainly enough to snowball you into financial independence down the road (depending on what your FIRE number is).

I doubt it because instead of an NOD, you'd be looking at an NOS or NOTS (Notice of trustee sale), which is a public filed document that tells the world what the the schedule auction date is.If the daughter (Or any heir/successor) cannot establish themselves as a legitimate successor in interest, they risk losing the property at sale.Unfortunately, probate is independent of the default so, even if the property is in probate, that alone will not stop a sale, or even postpone one.

It's all for building a better future so we can meet our goal of replacing the W2 income for financial independence and move overseas to Colombia.

If you are doing long term rental, I would recommend having the guest sign a rental agreement and make sure you independently review their photo ID.

For an insurance agent I would recommend talking to multiple Independent Agents. 

I would recommend working with an independent insurance agent (think of anyone but State Farm, Progressive, etc.). 

Loans require a personal guarantee (you) independent of the LLC and place a lien/trust deed on the particular property you're financing independent of who holds it.Idea of an LLC is to limit recourse.  

$140k or lessC class or betterBRRRR or basically readySo, the only way I think you'll find a First Right of Refusal would be to have a retainer agreement with an agent or to yoke yourself to young, excellent talent who has the ability to ethically, honorably present you with the deals (which statistically will be under contract within a matter of hours from when the hit the market) and wait for you to respond before presenting it to anyone else (usually because they've only yoked themself to one person looking for that product)@Forrest Faulconer would you add or correct anything I missed here?

Every deal is different and has its own issues that can affect the numbers You should evaluate every deal independently based on your criteria an actual income, expenses, comps, renovation cost etc.