I'm currently studying for the GC exam in NC. 

I sallied into a Notary expecting US style .. wip out ID notarize for 5 bucks or so and be done.No sir.. in CA and most other countries as you state Notary is in essence a closing agent and title examiner and wants to examine all the legal docs to make sure you have the right to sign etc..  

I've been examining slightly distressed properties, with the hope of performing a good amount of renovations on the property to get a higher ARV.However, I'm a college student with little knowledge of the cost of maintenance/repairs on a home.

Finally, the historical, theoretical, and intuitive strengths of each model are examined.

who the profits go to will dramatically impact the tax consequences depending on the person's situation and you should examine that before making a determination. 

. - I had a tenant die in his unit, and did not have a set of keys to let the police and medical examiner in.

If you further examine the case specific rulings you will see that the door in those instances is open to holdings periods from 2 - 730 days and beyond.  

He said that linoleum is nice in the examination rooms and washrooms ... more so for the humans than the animals.

You don't need to be an expert because the only opinion that counts in this situation is the title examiner's.

Honestly the only way to really know it to have an engineer examine the foundation to see it there is an ongoing issue of if there it's just the norm for the age of home.