I've looked all over the internet and I am finding a lot of different articles saying you need a license to do it if you aren't the owner, others saying you don't need one but you need to know the laws, etc.

I know it is hard to tell just by the internet info and Google earth. 

It's intended for long-term hold periods (5-10 years) and allows non-accredited investors, so IRA money would seem to be the ideal source of capital.

I would recommend being prepared (comp rents) to approach it as potentially being a buy and hold situation, with the ideal outcome being your fix and flip if that is your preference. 

Obviously the ideal is greater return and greater cash flow.The refi is an expense but it lets you keep the properties you have now and lets you take 70-75% of your equity to go into something else. 

This is when the great deals will be coming and when selling the gold and guns to purchase cashflowing assets will be ideal.

A first big one for me is the title items, for example in MN (only state I deal with trailers in) the trailer is titled through DMV unless someone did the work of getting it combined with property to become deeded as real estate (there is additional steps and conditions).

I deal with C of O office all the time--- feel free to reach out with any questions.

The house next door is an ideal comp to the "house on one acre" portion of my deal.

Lets connect & discuss some of your goals so we can start building you ideal rental portfolio!