I recommend you reach out to a company like Corporate Direct to get solid advice on this and not try to piecemeal it together from various sources.

They don't talk about state specific title companies and contracts.

There are companies that can do handwritten letters for you.

.: I would only buy single family homes in the best locations I could afford rather than messing with multifamily and less great locations, and I would use my local credit union for loans because they keep them in-house and service them in-house, so that I wouldn’t have to deal with loans being passed around among all the sketchy loan servicing companies.  

I have read many times that if you notify someone and they don't do anything then they own the blame because they knew of the risk and chose not to correct it.Your correct if a healthy tree or limb falls on your property then you have to fix the damage yourself.Consult an attorney and your insurance company to confirm.

Some title companies are not comfortable with wholesaling, particularly in states with related laws. 

Call a pest control company as you definitely want it dealt with, but the question is who pays for it.

I have recently started a real estate company with a friend of mine.

Kevin, don't skimp on photos, we hire a professional company and do 3D Matterport tours.

His lawyer even told our lawyer he had a crappy case.I was a bit annoyed that our insurance company settled for a $70K payout.