Hard money would be the easiest and most common route to fund the purchase/rehab.

If you have hired a specialist to perform a cost segregation study of your real estate property, they will likely use one of the six most common methodologies recognized by the IRS.

Shortly after closing, I discovered that the roof above my unit (a common area under the HOA's responsibility) was severely damaged from a past storm.

Very common scenario for sure, if it'd be helpful to look at some options feel free to reach out!

Bit of a wild situation here, at least to me and my lender; maybe it is more common than we think, not sure honestly.

The most common is leaning on your agent for their expert advice.

If you research recent sales you can always provide the appraiser a list of those sales.One of the best ways to insure a higher value is to update the property using materials and fixtures that are popular and common in the area.

A famous quote: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” is commonly known as The Golden Rule.

It is common area and I assume you excluded it and would be entitled to be a guest of your son.

Let's see how it goes when the one year anniversary comes.But in general what you are seeing is very common.