Not hidden in a sneaky way, just out of sight.http://www.homedepot.com/b/Building-Materials-Builders-Hardware-Jack-Posts/N-5yc1vZc8hw 

I have the memorandums to go off of for those but they are like 100 pages, I like the material and the documentation but seems excessive. 

So I will give you the most unfulfilling answer that one could ever hope to receive on an internet forum: you should probably speak to a lawyer.

For those of you who flips or do a rental turnover that the renovation may last a while - let's say longer then 3 months - during such time the property will be vacant and you may have expensive tools laying around, as well as materials and appliances being stored at various stages of the process, what do you do to secure and keep an eye on the property during that time?

She would have to sell it at a discount - since the note would not be seasoned - the discount would be higher.The note should be attractive to a note buyer - some points;Short term balloon - 3-5 years - could be amortized for moreAn attractive interest rate 6-10%Additional collateral from buyer (mortgagor) you could build in release clauses If she needs $30,000 - make the note for $35,000 (to cover the discount)Get credit reference from buyerGet real estate history and field experience of buyerCreate first mortgage - not a secondNote should be non-assignable or assumableAll of the above will help sell the noteAdvertise for NOTE BUYER -  make calls - go to the internet - run ads in legal papers, contact REIA's in the area.Additional she could keep the note for a year to season it - that would help with the history of payments.Good luck

The mortgage only says I have to live in the house for a min of 2 years (since it is a FHA loan)I read conflicting things on the internet--a.

This place has huge amounts of education material. 

Might be you should inquire about it on the Internet and elsewhere but it is a nice business.

Easiest before you need the materials, etc. 

The Internet seems a free place where crooks can take advantage of you and make most of their sales through emotions.