You could build a tiny house, say a 1-2 bedroom with 600sq.ft. and live in it while building the main house.

As others have said the bigger banks often times won't even bother with these tiny amounts. 

Unfortunately those tiny fans above your stove and in the bathroom make almost zero difference (especially if theres no windows open for "make up air").A short term fix is to open up windows every so often and turn on ceiling/pedestal fans. 

No tiles to crack, no grout to clean and most important, no leaks on seams.In the kitchen I would consider going with a cool, modern look and use metal shelves with little to no doors.

That is brokering without a license in most states now and more and more states are cracking down on these illegal transactions. 

The city tries to crack down on out-of-town investors. 

Basically if it's a crack house that is approaching economic obsolescence that rents for less than a couple hundred/unit, then that's Class D and if doctors, lawyers, and business executives would rent there, Class A. 

She's not legally required but she many tenants either don't know any better or are willing to leave because they know you're going to crack down.If that doesn't work, you can try contacting the city to see if they will inspect and deem it uninhabitable.

We are looking at our first investment property in the north Minneapolis area which needs a bit of TLC including fixing a crack in foundation of the house, and light remodel work. 

I hold most of my rentals in tiny towns in Northern and east central WI, so when you say Rural I play in Rural areas, I even have a rental on 7 ac. that 35 min drive to a town.