For sure - seasoning requirement will only be 3 months which is generally equivalent to no seasoning for any real rehabs

If the payment is conditional on the closing of the property, that's brokering and requires licensed agents.It can get sticky in my experience.One way is to pay for the leads, so its not conditional on the closing. 

A home is going to require minimum $300/month in upkeep costs no matter what (closer to $500 minimum in my experience, $5k-10k per year is what I have averaged in expenses on my SFR's over the past 15-20 years).

Needing a W2 job is not a requirement.  

I recommend you do this off platform because FF is clunky and slow and there are no penalties for doing so, unlike Airbnb- if it's a good fit for both of you, you proceed with whatever your process is (usually this will be an application, background check, lease, deposit)I say all this just to show that yes, it's cheap to list it there and in my experience it is VERY effective, but it requires legwork and follow up on your part.

This allowed me to proceed with the necessary rehabilitation of my house without having the required capital upfront.

No DTI required and low doc.

It would be a better investment of your resources to get improved coverage on the "proper insurance" you have, including an umbrella policy that covers all of your properties.I have heard of some of my acquaintances set up land trusts within LLCs to help with anonymity, but they are cumbersome and require a fair amount of money/experience to set them up.

Hello again – Does anyone know if we are required to keep our unused, decommissioned septic tank in the ground instead of having it removed?

However, it requires careful planning, market analysis, and execution to be successful.