Corey F., if you PM me the address, I can check the database and see if it's ever been inspected for lead paint. 

(I try not to use the "F" word) ; )  If this works, I have another property this could happen on..Again..thank you all for your input..woke up amazed that my request didn't fall on deaf ears!

Thanks @Gary Harris, @Evan Ventura, @Jim Bowser and @Kuba F.

You can get on their lists by google-ing them and signing up through the websites or just call them and tell them you want to be added. 

I bought a car for $2,000 dollars F+C in college and over 3 years I put over $8,000 in upkeep in to it but that doesn't make it worth $10K.As for the lease option structure, it looks like you understand it pretty well.

We really like the idea of AirBnB-ing the property, and found the website offers a co-host option for those times we wouldn't be in town to handle check-in/check-out, etc.

Despite pressure to completely gut the house, I am planning a "selective" demo -- pulling up all the hardwood flooring to the subfloor; demo-ing most ceilings and several interior plaster walls but not all -- and no exterior plaster walls except where fire damage took place.

Hi,

I'm brand new to real estate investing in a pretty tough market-Denver. Im currently renting but interesting in house hacking most likely through short term rentals/using an ADU. I don't have tons of money saved...

This is dangerous advise to give to novice investors.Due on sale isn't the real risk here - it's your insurance.Joshua F, both hazard insurance and title insurance are in your name.  

That's exactly the idea, BUT...Unfortunately out of the 3 cities on the list of 60 there that I know well, the score is wrong for 2 of them.Anaheim (they give it a B, I think it's closer to a F), LA (they give it a F, while I have had no issues as a host).