If you are planning on using a Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac (secondary market) loan you will have to refi in your personal name then deed the property to your LLC after lending is finished.  

I use Macs exclusively, and nearly all of the big name tax softwares that I'm finding (TurboTax, H&R Block, etc) only have a windows version for business.Not looking to run a virtual PC on my mac or anything, just something that people recommend that would run natively on my Mac.  

Gold standard here is a 30 year fixed rate conventional mortgage (Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac products).

For example in my area Sheetrock is $25 per sheet hung and taped, roofing is $300 a square installed, electricians figure one hour per device, framing is $1 per square ft.

In that case a locksmith would help. if it is any other device made to secure the door, then use a drill or elecrtric saw to cut it.

Freddie Mac's Home Possible mortgages can get you 15% down, but then add in down payment assistance programs and you can achieve 0% down payment...here is the real advantage over FHA, PMI disappears with Fannie and Freddie after 20% of the loan is surpassed.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will conclude their single-family rental pilot programs and then terminate their participation in the single-family rental market except through their previously existing investor programs – Fannie Mae’s Multiple Financed Properties and Freddie Mac’s Investment Property Mortgages.Not trying to discredit anything, but this was a 2 year pilot program.... seems like plenty were able to do ok prior to that, wouldn't it be likely they could continue after as well?

I was residential loan officer/mortgage broker from 2000 to 2008 and a Realtor since 1993.  2008 and the next few years were difficult times to be in real estate finance so I jumped to bank owned sales during this time, so I have both perspectives.Both as an LO/mortgage broker and real estate agent I would regularly have banks/lenders ask for a comp-based appraisal and a rental survey on 2-4 units properties; which is Fannie Mae Form 1025/Freddie Mac Form 72. 

I heard from one of my buddies who used to work for Analog Devices that there are new systems that use cell towers instead of wifi so work even if there is a power outage - that would've come in handy for me when the power went out for our whole block and no one realized it until the next morning. 

If this is your first property purchase and you are going to house hack a few times, you may want to look into a Home Possible loan (Freddie Mac).