Many municipalities have setup phone number for people to report violators.If you find a place, call the city and find out the rules for that exact address.

If you are out of state, I would definitely recommend establishing relationships with contractors, property managers, agents, etc. before you start to make sure you are set up for success. 

I have them on Airbnb but get very little traction there; its not set up for RV only and lots of questions come in; they think there is an RV already.  

First question is who owns the house and before Dad passed how did they set up or record the Life Estate.

BUT, borrowers need to know that borrowing from individual investors is WAY different that borrowing from a lending institution or business set up to lend money.  

So since loans often get sold for servicing (some more than once), even if the original lender doesn't report the loan to the personal guarantor's credit, that may change in the future.DSCR loans are really set up for investors to scale as DTI isn't an issue and the down payment, borrower's credit score and DSCR ratio are the requirements.More on DSCR loans: DSCR loans won't use your income to underwrite the loan.

Unless the Lender will allow you to set up an Escrow Account for any Repairs the Appraiser may find ( so long as the total for these repairs doesn't exceed X amount of Dollars ) ?

You receive the utility bill and pay it, while collecting from the tenants.TENANT PAYS When the meters are separated per unit, make it a requirement of move in to have the tenant provide their utility account numbers to you so you know they are set up and not being billed to you. 

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You didn't mention home insurance and that will need to be set up before closing.Don't buy anything yet (don't rack up you credit card balances), but window shop at the hardware store.