I agree with both prior posters.

This is assuming the house is paid off prior. 

@Charles Burgess good job trying to jump into development, and doing some homework prior to that.

this newly identified risk mandates increased revenue (rent increases) to compensate for the increased risk of the government allowing tenant to not pay rent and damage unit with no legal means to get rid of the tenant.Just prior to the period in the article, CA passed statewide rent control on MF (starting at 2 unit) properties.  

I just wanted to get some insight on how common it is to request mold tests prior to purchasing a property and testing for mold with long term buy and holds in this climate.Thank you in advance! 

Note the law was in effect nothing because a jurisdiction could have allowed this prior to the new law and must op In with the new law.  

This may have been the case prior to online real estate platforms, but today buyer's see properties as soon as they hit the market and do not rely upon agents to make the buyer aware of a property that fits their requirements.

Here's a longer form post about my situation, but i'll summarize it below (https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/41/topics/1163859-hoa-f...)
> Military husband/wife buy new home, divorce, stop paying note and hoa&g...

It's also not rented yet so there is no income to DSCR, the tenant would need to be in place or at least moving in prior to closing.That doesn't mean you couldn't get a negative DSCR loan or bridge option, there are many options.

I agree with @Michael Plaks that the pricing should be discussed prior to the start of the engagement.My firm does not like the hourly invoice method because I find it can potentially cause anxiety to clients who may not know the final price.if you were a nice client and paid an hourly fee, maybe there was a lot of time towards 'setting' you up as a client(inputting your properties, prior year carryforwards, depreciation schedule, etc) which won't be a cost for you going forward.Best of luck.