Anyone have any experience with something similar is welcome to share, or just any thoughts in general are welcome.If you want to avoid the hold up I would close on the properly titled property with the title insurance and buy the separate lot in a different transaction.

I know that copper lasts longer than asphalt shingle and is more complicated to install.

It needs to be set up properly so that its not considered an asset of yours.

My only caveat that I'd like to share per my broker is that listing agents tend to underestimate operating expenses so if you're planning to conduct a transaction without buyer representation, make sure you know how to properly analyze the property on your own.  

Tenants who have been screened properly generally will not destroy your property and will usually give you notice, allowing you to market the property while still occupied, have a new tenant lined up ready to go, and move them in very soon after the prior tenant leaves.  

Ditto with things like adding a washing machine or dishwasher where there wasn't already one before, installing new windows as part of a major kitchen remodel that requires their reconfiguration, and so forth. 

Does anyone know a website where I can get estimates for flooring cost and installation cost without having to give my personal information.

It is properly appreciate better.

Over Improving would be fixing/renovating a property to a point were you will not recoup that capital investment because the neighborhood comparables will not support a value that high.An extreme example would be installing a $100,000 in ground swimming pool and patio in a home in a neighborhood where the homes typically seller for $85,000.

Get properly licensed and insured.