While this to me seems to be a very practical approach there are zero properties in California that meet my needs and in the loan it states the property must be my primary residence. 

Attorney is the best practice professional to help establish buy-sell agreements and other exit strategies, including provisions in your partnership agreements.

My wife is officially unemployed when she quit her job managing a law office. 

The usury laws in Arizona - 10% cap... well, that is what on the surface at least.Btw, could you tell me more what you mean by "Also be sure to have both taxes and insurance escrowed to avoid a high price mortgage loan".

Let me know what you see and how to make sure everyone is in compliance with this law in New York. http://www.labor.ny.gov/formsdocs/wp/CR141.pdf 

Thus the wholesaler maybe in a situation where she needs to pay double realty transfer taxes.Disclaimer: While I’m an attorney licensed to practice in PA, I’m not your attorney.

An ejectment order cures all of that, and says that, as a matter of law, you are in exclusive and continuous posssession, no matter what is happening in the real world with physical possession.

(See Property Management Companies under RI DBR's Commercial Licensing Regulation 11: Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons)If they can't tell you that, then I would not do business with them because they would have demonstrated their lack of understanding RI law relating to property management, right off the bat.Also @Chandler Roman's having found that their website is a "squeeze page" whose purpose is to collect information is another not great sign.

(I'm not happy about the ordinance, but it's a lot less strict than Denver's Airbnb law, so I guess we can savor that small win.)I think in your situation, the STRs are the real money makers, so keeping those going strong with good reviews is the priority.

I could pay my mother and father in law to do the landlording?