Is it easy to rent and they pay on time? 

Hey @Nolan ChandlerThanks for replying to my post.Yes, I'd like to go more detail about house hacking with you.I think I'm having a hard time in analyzing which deals are good enough to buy.

@Greg R.It cam be difficult to be at the top of the searches on both AirBNB and VRBO at the same time, because both availability given to the platform and previous bookings on the platform are big factors in the algorithms used to elevate placement.

However, we can’t afford to cash out refinance at this time.

I got confused a bit because the seller of the property had about 19k left in their escrow account at closing time from a 203k loan for the same property.

They have the money, they have time, but not pulling the trigger -- now that's our target.  

I grew up in Oregon and spent a lot of time in Cannon Beach, Long Beach (check out the museum!)

I am in the process of buying a home now- that is probably easier to set up than moving my existing homes into an LLC.... one thing at a time..

Someone didn't hang up the phone and actually IS interested in selling (the first time this has happened so far). the only thing is the home is a mobile home located in a senior community.

At the same time you can go to the local building departments and find the plans for the projects and get the GC info from that as well as the architect.