What are the annual filing and permitting requirements?

If you are specifically asking about the requirements to get licensed you'll want to do a google search for you local laws and requirements.

The insurance company was about to close their claim- without giving out the funds because the insured couldn't find anything to purchase to meet the insurance company's requirements to recieve funds.

I am always skeptical of the HMLs that don't require an appraisal.

Or REQUIREMENTS for personal use. 

Does being a first time investor change the amount of my required contribution? 

They are the ones responsible for your actions.In TX it is a one page form we are required to provide at the first substantive interaction. 

It may be worth letting them know about the prequalification requirements (credit score over xxx, salary above xx,ooo/year, etc.) in advance to weed people out.

I'll send you a note of what you should require of your GC.Keith Hi Keith, thanks for your response - will be super helpful if you can share the type of insurances our GC should have.

Contact the tenant, remind him how rent is to be paid, and require him to follow those rules.