I clean all shared areas of the home, cook occasional meals for guests, lawncare, maintenance, and shop for them (consistently provide milk, bread, basics etc)?

So it's a bit of a mixed bag, but this was a long time ago now, and this is of course second-hand through me since I haven't really worked with OCF myself.

It's a block-by-block play that in my opinion & requires a visit so you can determine where you feel comfortable and also to ensure that you situate yourself where shopping (grocery shopping) is closely available. 

Can I shop for title insurance later when I refinance?

This type of financing will typically look very different and more like a traditional commercial real estate loan.That means a DSCR calculated based on a full NOI and expense load (so inclusive of vacancy loss estimates, credit loss estimates, repairs and maintenance, utilities, management fees and more – in addition to the property taxes and insurance expense that are the only expenses factored in on traditional residential style DSCR loan financing).Additionally, the DSCR minimums are generally going to be higher (typically up to 1.25x), the loan to value ratios lower (higher down payments) and underwrite more sophisticated (which makes sense considering the size and scope of the property).Many multifamily investors for properties of this size (such as more than 11 units) can syndicate capital and have more sophisticated financial and entity structures – its definitely a different world once you get up here in unit count.In Conclusion – when you are looking to invest in multifamily real estate and finance your investment – make sure you have the unit count in mind before you start shopping – the unit range can have a huge effect on your options.

Cheap quick and easy: trim trees, mulch around base of trees (mulch is $2/bag at lowes right now), remove window bars, pressure wash, add some landscaping to front flowerbeds (I typically do rocks w/ flowering plants, lots of people do mulch there too) and remove the bushes, and possibly add some landscape blocks around the front flowerbed areasIs this a flip or a rental?

The requirement to accept Section 8 does not mean you have to accept his lease violations.I suspect he shopped around and realized he couldn't afford anything else, so he's desperately trying to stay.

I have not been getting donuts from the donut shop or drinking soda.

Are there services that you could shop around for to save money?

As such I'm shopping around for property managers.