Or weed killer every year as another option depending on cost to remove and reinstall

Depending on your budget, if you're open to exploring new and promising opportunities under $400K, there's also an emerging market that opened up due to the Mayan train and the new tulum airport that is worth considering.Greetings from the Mexican Caribbean! 

In addition, depending on the disclosure laws of your state they may have been liable to you for disclosing things like being in a flood zone. 

The 2.2 acres depends on the shape of the lot.

That ratio can be higher or lower depending on the city/neighborhood, the condition of the property, and the way that you rent it out.

ROI would all depend on how good of deal you find and your investment strategy.

Do Not Outsource Your marketing until you understand marketing is your true business.So how do you get started with Digital marketing well it depends on what platform you plan on using.

We started 3 years ago at about 150 a foot and are up to 200 ish today. these are not production builds we are retailing these for 50 to 250k higher than Lennar in the same city depending on floor plan.

Your strategy of accumulating properties, even while preferring to rent personally, is an interesting one and definitely has its merits depending on your long-term goals and market conditions.Regarding your question about down payments, it's true that the landscape of real estate investing has evolved, and strategies that were prevalent a few years ago might not be as beneficial today.

If the LLC doesn't own the property it would either need to be contracted to manage the property which may depending on the state require it to be a real estate brokerage, OR you could lease the property to the LLC and then the LLC could sublease the property to a tenant.