I used USLI for about 10 years without a problem (or a claim :-)) until they limited policies to $2M if any Properties had a pool.

Have an 82 year old rent control tenant who is no longer able to care for herself.  

They may be able to assist.

But it's hard to tell from afar and without seeing it.

First home and wanted to start seeing where my money was going.

She heard them moving around and they appeared to be in the attic.

Are you looking to house hack or purchase as invest?    

Quote from @Catie Fihn: J Scott has a good one, and I would really get out to meetups that are local to your area...

I'm in El Paso so feel free to connect if you decide to do anything here.

If you could get a house that was suited to multi people living there, the student could be an interesting option to offer more affordable rents but perhaps end up more profitable over all?