This is to fulfill the "intent to live" for one year condition for the FHA loan.The reason I am posting this is because I want to find someone who can criticize//support me in these ambitions.

I would love to connect and talk with anyone interested in establishing a potential relationship to acquire a deal.Thank you for your time and support, and I look forward to learning and hearing from this great community.

And while the GP may or may not have had some skin in the game, I'm sure they collected a handsome fee for 5 years that will soften the blow.

Short of the NOLA metro area, a massive portion of LA is considered rural enough to be eligible under that program, and has a few extra features that the FHA loans don't, most significantly is 100% finance option (zero down payment), but also can support new builds, such as you picking some land, dropping in septic and well, and then building a new home (or placing a permanently attached mobile), additionally, while there is a PMI requirement, the rate for the PMI is lower than FHA's requirements.Also, check out LHC below, as they may additionally throw in some dollars towards your purchase, regardless of if you use FHA, USDA or Conventional, so you might be able to get them to cover a good chunk or all of your closing costs.

Most of private money or hard money want to make sure you have skin in the deal 

When I started, we could get through 2-4 appraisals in a single day, start to finish (with a small amount of office support).

The Portland area has a great and very active network of investors who like to support one another.

Skype for customer support (phone line for guests to text or call)7.

You see a lot of expensive businesses moving in there (Orange Theory, Whole Foods, etc.) which means the big companies think a certain demographic that can support those costs are coming in. 

I ask because I’m looking at lemonade for homeowners, and they are way cheaper than other for similar coverage, but they don’t support AirBnB right now.