My first question to you is this going to be purely an investment or do you see yourself owning something that produces but also has some personal use aspect? 

From a purely real estate business perspective, if someone talks to me about real estate in the vague word salad way she talks about it, it's clear to me that, that dog don't hunt. 

You can close in the business name/LLC here.You are not required to have your investment property in the business name, however, some lenders and bank may require it if they are a purely business purpose, lending institution who servicing companies, mandate commercial purpose only.And yes, finally you can get landlord insurance.I recommend shopping around and comparing a few quotes to get started happy to connect to talk further strategy and detail.

This intention was pure deceit. 

You can house hack so your down payment is significantly lower than a purely investment property.You can also invest a few hundred dollars into getting your license and all associated memberships then use the proceeds from the commission of buying your house as a down payment.I'm seeing a lot of partnership advice.

My wife and I have built up some significant savings and are highly interested and excited to purchase our first STR in the near future.We enjoy the pan-handle of Florida as well as the Southwest coast (Cape Coral, Ft Myers, Naples).  

I am happy to answer any questions 781.367.8210Well I was actually looking forward to some dialogue and hear about your experiences, just out of pure curiosity.  

Enjoy the long holiday weekend!

I would like to have a role in tenant screening because I enjoy the process.Looking forward to hear what your recommendations or if I could connect with investor/agents in the Columbus, GA area.

If I were to move out and rent my half, I would collect $1800/month after PITI, roughly $900/month pure cashflow after all expenses, making the Return on Equity a little under 7%.