If you buy an occupied property, the current lease(s) may have the landlord covering some or all of the utilities.

(let me be clear though, I do HIGHLY recommend rewriting most or all of the content eventually, changing the design a bit to make it unique, and adding your logo)Lastly, just don't think because you have a Carrot site, motivated sellers are magically going to find it and give you their info.

Payments that you make normally fall into one of 3 buckets100% of the payment can be factored in somewhere on the returnPartial payment can be factored somewhere on the return0% of the payment can be factored in somewhere on the returnHouse-hacking also has considerable tax implications in the event that you want to sell this property.You can potentially defer a portion or all of the gain on the investment property with 1031 exclusion.You can potentially exclude a portion or all of the gain on the personal residence with section 121 exclusion

or all 4?

If you don't know a RE lawyer, get a referral from colleagues at your local REIA or here on BP.As a point of reference, if I was in this situation in AZ, I would refer to the Arizona Residential Landlord & Tenant Act for guidance regarding the absence of a written lease (and then the eviction process which does not differentiate between oral and written).

If you don't delead it when you buy, you will have to when someone with a kids wants to rent it or when a tenant gets pregnant, so you might as well do it while you can get the seller to pay for some, or all of it, in negotiations. 

Many, many times I've used existing deposits that seller is supposed to give to me as part or all of a DP.

I would think you would set up a business account with one or all of the big 3 credit bureaus.

Hi Rafael, I grew up in the County and now live and work in the City, let me know if you ever have questions about locations in the City or all the different neighborhoods.

If you buy a duplex or multi-bedroom house, you could eliminate some or all of your mortgage/rent if you have full occupancy, maybe even some or all of your utilities/cable/internet if you play it correctly.