I would prefer not to do that if possible, because I don't want to expose myself during this brief vulnerable period without protection, but I also don't want to break any laws or LLC shields if this process is not handled correctly.What are your thoughts?

Partial contracts can be biased toward seller or buyer, so it’s important to read the contract carefully and understand how scenarios such as borrower default and early payoff are handled. 

Hello BP, I know that my first home will be multi unit space with me being an owner Occupant. However, I do not much about renters/owners agreement on paying utilities... I’d like to avoid hiring a property manager as...

I would get a property manager to handle everything. 

They have specialists within the company that handle the rehab loans.

So getting a handle on that "valuation" is critical.For any of those reasons, the seller may still believe that it's worth $435,000.  

I bet they were in a hurry and grabbed the drawers with their belongings in them. 

I imagine this would be longer in higher rent propeties because less tenants qualify for your rental.

Also you might be able to get it from the law firm that handles tax collections. 

You need to know that going in and know how to handle those folks or have a PM that has lots of experience in that bandwidth.