I grew up in California and moved to Reno, NV to live and invest. 

Most in your shoes want to move as quickly as possible and sometimes slowing down & being more deliberate will save you time and money in the long run.

The gameplan right now is somewhat like hacking since I live in the main unit and will be renting the basement unit and cottage house, but I will be moving toward more of a BRRRR plan long term.

I plan to move back to India soon and was wondering if at all it would be possible to remotely manage my properties from India (12 hour time difference makes real time communication a lot harder).

I found a really solid duplex opportunity to house hack but the property has existing leases through December of 2024.I am looking to buy and move into a property in the next 2-3 months. 

Our family is moving abroad for a few years, and I'm questioning whether it would make sense, and what would be the benefits, of putting our rental properties in an LLC.

You move you're stuff into temporary storage and then move it back into your new property. 

If it’s worth it as a long-term rental or there’s good appreciation in neighborhood, may be worth the risk of moving forward with back-up plan to sell or long-term rental if HOA restricts ADU or STR in future.

Another tact:  suggest that if they do not feel safe in the property, they may move.Keep investing and moving forward.

I'm thinking that the oven can be moved to where the range is and a dishwasher installed there.