He wants me to call him tomorrow to set up an appointment to see the house.

The plan is to renovate it and create affordable housing, possibly section 8 only.

An aspiring rookie investor considering a house hack as my entry into real estate.

She stated that he has been using drugs in the house and apparently, one of the neighbors saw him shooting up in his arm while the garage door was open.

Not sure how Las Vegas operates but when I get a code violation of any sort I get certified mail delivered to my personal house and multiple other regular mail attempts. 

If you're new to the investment strategy of house hacking, read "The House Hacking Strategy" by Craig Curelop.

My friend has seen and had horror stories - it's the same in any affordable housing market.  

Our cleaner had to spend 10 hours to clean the whole house!

For those that don't know, group homes are single family homes that house "by the bed" and therefore come with many benefits, the primary being that they bring in anywhere from 1.5x - 2x the monthly rental income that a standard single family home would. 

@Kenneth Tiedemann you can use personal account, just be sure to follow your state and local laws about security deposits.If you're parents are living in the home with the tenants, then they are also exempt from most Fair Housing requirements, but you should look into them anyways.You'll want a good lease to protect your parents and to be able to evict if/when necessary.Check their home insurance policy as it probably needs at least a rider to cover renting.