I've heard that it can be difficult to house hack with FHA loans especially in HCOL nice areas (where I'd prefer to live).

Keep in mind by accepting responsibility to list it, you will also have to be mindful of all fair housing laws. 2 - Ask your insurance company for a quote, pretty simple.

Therefore, it's imperative to conduct thorough due diligence when selecting a company to facilitate your financing.

Continue to ramp up and I prefer to own long term holds in areas where they appreciate.

"While we are in town do you mind if we go to Meijer, walmart, aldi's tractor supply company, the grain elevator..."

Without that you can be sued personally for any issue within it on your str.Its much harder for people to pierce the corporate vail and sue you personally if your property is owned and managed in a LLC .Financing is one of the only drawbacks as it is a commercial process and banks usually like to see 3 years of a decent tax return.We have 19 properties and all are in an LLC and in fact we only hold 2-4 properties in each LLC (all are owned by one parent company and done in one flow through parent company)to even further shield the liability that may/can occur on a property.There is no doubt you are exposed to higher risk on many fronts if an investment property is held personally.

I know that there are companies out there as well as independent contractors and wanted to know where to start or any suggestions. 

Were you already closed and this is something the title company missed?

The full guidelines on the Freddie site for LLC are:Permitted Transfers of Ownership subject to conditionsIn situations where all of the following conditions are met, Freddie Mac will permit a Transfer of Ownership of the Mortgaged Premises:-At least 12 months have passed since the Origination Date-The Servicer has complied with all mortgage insurance requirements applicable to the transfer-The transfer is to a limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP), provided that:The managing member/general partner of the LLC/LP is the original Borrower.

I had an apartment I put on Airbnb & it was lucrative, but the company sold the property and I had to shut it down.