I know less than nothing about new construction loans for duplexes, let alone how to operate up there, in what is essentially a Pennsylvania suburb of Youngstown, Ohio.

Make sure you dig into the podcasts, books, webinars, YouTube videos and finally a local meet-up to network in person locaclly. 

I finally figured out how to set things up properly with Lodgify + Pricelabs and it's been great so far.

Reno, NV has some good multifamily opportunities and in this area it's better to buy and rehab than to build from ground up. 

I'm not an attorney, but have faced similar issues to what you are discussing.Seems like anything that includes you personally, not as a manager, officer, etc, opens you up for liability. 

People offer to pay cash up front or rent for a longer term in hopes of avoiding any scrutiny.

Investors, what are some things you do to make your short-term rental stand out?

Here's a list of ingredients that I've been trying to cook up to figure out what this magical "secret sauce" is:1.

Quote from @Robert Whitelaw: Howdy Folks,I want to create options for my sellers moving forward to help ease them into the possibility of providing private seller financing for buyers.I have come up with a list of 3rd party loan servicing businesses, but I also want to provide a software option where the seller can more directly manage the loan. 

Our form lease forbids any adult from living in the house who is not on the lease, but am I just setting myself up for a fight later?