I initially planned to leave my wife's name off of my investment ventures so that if something went wrong and I go bankrupt, it's just my credit that's affected and not both of ours.

You can find investors here on BP or some Sponsors will even give you the name of one or two folks if you ask.Hope this helps. 

While I encourage you to network via BP, I think your best bet at this point is to find someone through your local meetups.

Hi all, Kim Smith here (yes that is my real name!)!

One day, local municipalities might win the battle to gain access to airbnb data (hosts names, addresses and listing) to get their hands on some of the money.

That's why I think it's important to work with an agent who has worked with house hackers before and therefore worked with lenders who have worked with house hackers before.I bet if @John Warren cannot help you out he can refer you an agent in your area who can!

If you're looking to flip, you need to start looking at kitchens from sold properties in the same neighborhood or price point...if they all have laminate counter tops, don't install granite.My take is to always assume an initial cash outlay to push future maintenance...like higher end finishes and appliances on the bet that they won't have issues for 10+ years.

This is part of what he/she (no name on emails) stated on the reply to my offer “ Also we can't give title insurance for 2 years because the tax foreclosure just passed when it was bought.

Is the property titled in the name of an LLC?

They usually are the best bet it seems.