So i found a house that has tall ish grass and a broken/open window with no mailbox at the location and i was to buy this property for my first house to live in for a while then eventually sell.

I try to minimize what I surround myself with so I can really enjoy my environment.

Without that it will be a tough task to accomplish unless you work out some custom structure or bring the GC on the loan with you so you can leverage their direct experience.

But my background and experience is in Business Development, and Marketing Strategy in close integration with sales, so I figure I at least have some transferable skills that'll allow me to make the most out of property as an asset class.

I like to hand-deliver it and set an appointment for my first inspection so I can start documenting the condition of the rental from that point forward.

In this case, the numbers worked, so we bought the deal.

So it goes both ways.To say some have not done that would be wrong.

Snowbirds stay for the winter months, so these are annually occurring midterm visitors.  

Yes, you can; this strategy is called pooling and it also adds a tremendous tax advantage You'll just need to make sure the entity pulling and disbursing the capital is structured correctly for its maximum benefit  

If so what was your experience and which brands did you use?