Once you have those things then raising money becomes very possible.If you are in the beginning stages then you're best and probably only bet to raise money would be from family or close friends.

When you say "look at Zillow for an idea on property values in the neighborhood" do you mean you're looking at sold properties, active properties, or the Zillow Zestimate?

You can always open from either side with a key and the thumb latch or you and the tenant can open the door by both activating the thumb latches simultaneously.

I'm neither a lawyer nor an accountant, but I recommend Googling "closely held corporation" and then asking your tax accountant how, if any, the proposed idea might impact your overall tax situation (https://www.irs.gov/faqs/small-business-self-employed-other-business/entities/entities-5: A closely held corporation is subject to additional limitations in the tax treatment of items such as passive activity losses, at-risk rules, and compensation paid to corporate officers.).I've read that when two closely held corporations owned by the same small group of shareholders do business with each other, the IRS sees a red flag because some people try using this approach to evade taxes.From my readings of personal finance articles, this additional scrutiny is based on whether there is an "arms length" between the two parties in a transaction. 

I bet that would get some people thinking. 

I am betting it would be substantially higher. 

First, I would really like to step back away from having a lot of time consumed maintaining my home and divert it to learning and be actively investing in real estate.

I've listened to BP for a few months and figure it's time to be actively involved in my success. 

Just because I am not really active on this forum does not make me less real.

SEE if your HOA rules say any more than that, I bet they don't.