Amenities means public transportation availability, parks, school reputation, and shopping centers could get you more rent and sales price.Another thing that could effect rent and sells price is the neighberhood it's in.  

With regard to hiding something, a home inspection from a REPUTABLE home inspector and a title search should reveal all you need to really know. 

Until I leave (2019) I am exploring the possibility of renting one or two of the rooms to provide a surplus towards paying the mortgage.

What good is going to a credit union to shave an eighth of a point of your rate if the transaction has a 20% of falling apart.I actually turn down working with potential clients if they are insistent on using a bad lender such as Quicken, or a credit union with a bad reputation etc.

You could also explore the association management business which few states require a license to manage.

We have also explored making a Nevada or Arizona SERIES LLC, or even an S corporation, but were advised against it.Any recommendations or thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

These are easy competitive advantages to develop, though it takes time to build a reputation of 100% reliability.Last is consistency.

After talking to my agent he's going to explore some options for the liability side during that short window.

Are you compelled to explore central Johnston county for any particular reason?

There are definitely a lot of property managers here and so many different neighborhoods.I'm exploring neighborhoods too, so if you ever want me to be "boots on the ground" and check out a house or neighborhood, let me know.