Affordable housing is about the housing itself and the economic environment it is created in.

for movement or settling, 4) Maybe most important because it's so hard to correct...the grading at and around the house.

Whether the seller was open to a buyer commission or not, I wouldn't put an additional cost into any personal purchase.  

I have a situation where a person I know is moving out of the country and would be looking to put their home for sale in the summer.

Particularly looking for an investor friendly agent able to take on house hacking clients in NYC and LI

From a personal standpoint I target 70% LTV for any investment I have that way gives me ability to sell it if I need too

If someone injures themselves and sues, they will be suing the LLC and not you personally.

It was a personal referral, received a credit at closing for renovations as well How did you finance this deal?

Your question has been debated between BP tax experts both privately and publicly, for example here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/819991-expens...And we ended up where we started: no consensus and no clarity.There have also been court decisions that support my interpretation, even though I personally find these court decisions debatable.

Conventional would allow you to add a fence or do yard work in your bid.I cannot lend to you personally in MA but happy to answer any general questions about the 203k or other Renovation loan programs!