I set an arbitrary goal of obtaining 10 reviews on Vrbo before incorporating Airbnb; however, this process took longer than anticipated, as only 77% of Vrbo guests left reviews.

Obtaining the FHA loan is great and you could repeat the process after about a year with the right lender.  

Because of the nature of a tax lien, it would be difficult to obtain financing from a commercial lender secured by the tax lien itself.  

Also, 18 months is too short a period of time to obtain a truly significant result.  

My estimate is 90% of the time we obtain a tenant in our first open house.  

Credit (loans) become much more difficult to obtain and if available you pay a MUCH higher interest rate with a much higher down payment requirement2.

No deal(s) just insights & offers to obtain a premium membership that cost ten times the membership you already have (with monthly or annual dues).

Make sure any renovations comply with local regulations and obtain the necessary permits if plumbing changes are involved.

It sounds like the Title Co. was not aware that the tenant prepaid rent and just prorated the current rent for the month of closing, so agree if they had no knowledge of it, would not have ever gone on the settlement statement as a credit to the buyer and they likely will not do anything post closing to help obtain those funds. 

The date you are able to take depreciation is when the property is ready for renting (i.e. advertising for rent or obtaining a certificate of occupancy).