I would chat with a conventional lender to verify, as I mainly just do DSCR/hard money. 

Or is it just better to find a hard money lender for a short term of about 1 year depending on the season period a traditional bank wants?

Partnered with a friend and raised $250K for down payment and raised the rest through hard money.

Borrowing money from grandma is not wise, nor is borrowing money from a hard money lender or cashing out equity in your primary home to generate a down payment on an investment.Do the hard work.

Hey Tara, Are you currently on a hard money loan?

Don’t touch the money, get the QI step before you close.

This post says I can use a bond or surety which sets money aside to account for the lien amount and then get the lien off the title.

You may be able to find a local bank that would hold the note if you bought it outright, but anything under $50k and most times under $75k is hard to borrow against...it's just too low for a bank to make any money without triggering usury or State/Federal fee limits like they mentioned.

3) If you went the LLC route, how much money you would put into the LLC to significantly reduce the risk the EPA and Arizona's environmental agency pierce the corporate veil.

What is standard in Cincinnati Ohio may be a deal breaker in Chicago.The documentation is mostly in the public domain meaning that you can copy it and use it to make money without violating a copyright.