Have you reached out to Randy Jones of Incredible Tiny Homes?

And joes brother @Nicholas Aiola is a CPA who is also an investor and incredibly knowledgeable and helpful!

But not incredibly terrifying. 

They may not cashflow incredibly well now, but if you are househacking them, you would most likely eliminate your housing expenses. 

You're always going to be solving problems.Everyone's motivation and timeline to take on risk is a little different.

They could cost you tenants in the long run because they have no urgency in getting a job done and satidfying your tenants, their only motivation is to fix it as cheaply as possible and that's not always the best way to doCollecting rent is not the only thing a good PM does for you.

The original owner will profit most if the couple defaults and walks away so the original owner can sell the property AGAIN – I’m working to avoid that.How can I structure a deal that leaves the original owners clueless until I hand them their payoff money that my Motivated Sellers owe them?

People KNOW that date- but if you change it or pull earlier people are incredibly upset when it comes up earlier than they expected. 

Taking the time to thoroughly screen the 1 year tenants has worked well and has motivated the unseasonal turns.

The opportunity will be in seller finance since banks will be tightening up for some time and people will still be motivated to sell.