We have also found our that the sellers lied on their disclosure of what they knew about the hail damage to roof.

Hopefully someone with a stronger intellect with spreadsheets will comment on that aspect.  

I wanted to try my hand in self managing for the rest of this year, mainly for the experience aspect.

Natalie did a great job explaining the technical aspects of deducting BPCON travel costs, but her post assumes that an investor already operates their business, which you do not.

About a month ago I had a contractor replace a roof that got damaged from a storm but when they had the shingles off another storm blew through overnight and blew the tarp off and a lot of water got in the house.

So you have a roof leak, the underlayment is rotted, they say they won't pay for it.

If the separating wall is a load bearing fire wall, it would have 2 sets of framing material on either side, essentially you have 2 completly independent houses joined by the roof, you can go in the attic and see if you see sheetrock going to the ridge of the roof. 

This helps me with pricing, and I try to keep those prices current so I know what to expect when putting on a new roof, or replacing windows.  

But, if you're planning on staying in it for a few years I wouldn't worry about the cash flow aspect as much at this point.

Got it.What we include in the process as well, is "how best to protect yourself from the "due on sale", what happens if the renter stops paying, what if the seller won't vacate, how to get a title report, why to not use a real estate agent, how does this affect my taxes, what makes for a good deal, what exit strategy to use, how do I hold title, what happens when the seller comes back later and demands to be taken off of the loan, how do I hold insurance, what happens when a roof or waterheater need to be repaired or replaced, and on and on.