There are usually, plenty of issues with new homes, I would strongly recommend still having a home inspection before closing (if you haven't had a formal home inspector come out) and making the builder address any AND all issues, it's a new home, it should be near perfect.

How would I do that - send them a formal invoice or request, or can it be less formal like a simple email? 

The roof is their responsibility, and they may have insurance that covers this.Contact the LLC: If you want to notify the LLC about the fallen tree and request the removal of other hazardous trees, sending a certified letter is a more formal and documented way to start.

They can guide you through the process for disputing the classification and updating the records.Submit an Application: You may need to fill out a formal application or request to change the property records.

But don't feel locked into formal education if your main goal is to get into investing, often the best lessons come from doing it.Feel free to reach out if you need any advice on financing your house hack or future investments.

Also, when your lenders dive deeper into county records or operator standings, do you find they tend to uncover any common concerns, or is it more of a formality for peace of mind?

I think each combination of job speed, size, margin, judicial vs. nonjudicial foreclosure, transparency level, etc. each turn the dial up or down on the appropriate deposit size. 

Hi Andrew,After your verbal agreement on seller financing terms, the next step is to formalize it legally.

Steve: If you are going to bid on an Ohio Common Pleas Court  foreclosure, the process is pretty safe because the foreclosing lender has to include a "PJR" which is actually a "Preliminary Judicial Report" which is a title report and include a commitment for title insurance should the bidder be successful and the property to be conveyed.This differs from a liquidation auction by a lender, private auctioneer, receiver (other than an actual foreclosure case) where you might be successful but the property has pre existing liens that don't get swept away by the foreclosure case.For your first one of these, get a lawyer to advise you.

Since this issue is "small" it would be handled in a small claims type court and those seem to be notoriously lacking in legal formality.