The top unit currently doesn't have access to laundry so Id also like to make a communal laundry area for added value.

But since there is a limit to how much money the bank has access to....their rate will be higher...and usually a shorter term.

I have access to a tool that analyzes the MLS and FSBOs for great deals against comparable properties and wondered if this would be useful in this market.

In order to have checkbook control, the IRA account will need to be at a trust company that will allow the IRA to invest in an LLC (where you will be the manager and your IRA will be member - an as manager you will have checkbook access to the LLC bank account).

As a general rule of thumb you'd want your house to be situated in or very near highly trafficy area to generate interest and for an easier access for your workers and family members of your tenants. 

It seems likely that working with a real estate attorney would grant access to contracts tailored to specific deals/transactions, along with other services that title agencies offer. 

See if you can shadow a successful agent along with buyers, to listing appointments, host open houses, go see vacant houses to practice the use of your lock box access (I say vacant since you really shouldn't displace tenants/owners without a buyer interested).One thing that I wish I had a better grasp of early on is that there are far more ways to be successful than what any one agent will need or use. 

To get the most reliable information I recommend visiting city hall to access deed and tax records. 

You can then access leases specifically for your state and the addendums that go with it.

Right now the current tenants have access to it for “storage”.