This is the best answer, and is the basic spirit of what business people have to consider for all of their subcontracting decisions.

., very basic question. 

Knowledge is power and for me, it builds my self-confidence so I’ve been bingeing podcasts, books and also recently gotten my real estate license so that I could have a better understanding of real estate in and of itself, with the hope of building upon that basic knowledge with what I’ve been learning about in real estate investing.

You can suggest performing background checks, credit assessments, or offering a higher down payment to mitigate risk.### 6.

In the past basic zoning pretty much allowed you to rent a house to 2 unrelated people (family/kids obviously don't count as they are related to the adult(s). 

So basically I'm at risk of the tenant damaging my property and not having a way of going after her because she is not signed to the lease. 

I typically provide that as a starting point and then assess my situation/budget for the BRRR/and timeline for my next move with the investment. 

Basically do the work above and beyond what the average flipper is doing and you will find/get the deals before they do.  

Basically only NE Jackson has owner occ activity Sojac very little to none anymore all investors who are only going to pay for what ever the cash flow is and deduct for risk.

It sounds like you have the basic 20/25yr 3tab shingles, which yes are prone to "flip up" or break off, esp as they get older.Find another local Roofer, that for sure taunts that they do Repairs, will warranty their work, and get the repairs done.