I realize that is contrary to what most people do, but as a contractor who's doing and/or directing the actual installation and maintenance, it makes a lot of sense for usIn bedrooms, I staple in unfinished 3/4 in. tongue-and-groove oak with 3 coats of oil-based poly to finish it.

Once one of you is a civilian with income high enough to make it relevant (that statement I just made is PROBABLY true, for MOST people), you can actually smoosh whatever remaining VA entitlement is remaining between the two of you in order to bump up what you'd normally be able to get with a VA loan, in terms of purchase price, without putting anything down.

She actually hung up on me the first phone call because I was not accepting her answer of "not their issue", and I needed to contact the owner. 

Thanks, I actually didn't even think about simplifying it as simply classifying them as roommates.

So my question is how do I actually find and contact a property owner if I see a property that interests me? 

Plenty of opportunity and not much to hear from the city upon purchase.The POS ensures that neighbors actually take care of their houses, which doesn't happen in areas where the city has no freaking control over anything.

Hello, is this a deal if its actual information?

You can move another way and actually start an LLC for an EIN number, but you should consult an attorney for more about that in your specific state. 

This way you enjoy a year of cash flow (if your numbers are actually what you predict), then 1031 exchange into something that cash flows better, like multifamily outside of Nashville. 

Yes, you are still protected as a single-member LLC... as long as you actually are a separate entity.