We started by making the property to have less maintance, we removed trees, shrubs and redesigned several out door living spaces.

For full disclosure, he works with a company that I have a loose affiliation with, but I would encourage you to connect with him.  

If it is attached to the property is becomes part of the parcel and would remain during a foreclosure The mobile home if not converted to real property would belong to the owner and he may remove it much like a car   

It costs an arm, and half a leg, but at least you can remove the liability from your shoulders and make the tenants responsible for their usage.

Then someone can book on AirBnB for just Saturday night effectively loosing me at least a night in most cases.

So if the tenant is 3 months into a one year lease with the old owner, you can't just kick them out when you take over.Buyers sometimes prefer to purchase a property with month-to-month leases in place, as it allows them more flexibility to remove a potentially problematic tenant (that they never personally screened).

It doesn't get removed until it's marked as "sold" which the realtor would have full control over.

It is listed as a "super conforming" loan and has very competitive rates, including PMI auto-removal at a certain balance pay down or bank appraisal paid for by the borrower.Is there any reason this won't work for an owner-occupied duplex?

At the point you get to 20% equity, you can get the Pmi removed without refinancing.Compare that to the HELOC/second mortgage.

I've even had issues with lender requiring repair for holes in interior wall from a removed speaker system, holes in carpet exposing slab, oven not working at appraisal, so a lot of what many see as minor issues can cause lender to not approve the loan.