Depending on the actual age of the property, at least some level of deferred maintenance is not uncommon.

It ends when they AND their stuff is removed to the level that allows you to begin the re-rental process. 

I’d recommend waiting till you have a cushion of some sort depending on your comfort level before you take the plunge and buy the second deal.

At a high level, the system ingests raw documents from the recorder's offices, building permits, zoning permits, market data, and other auxiliary datasets.

I was really hoping to get in on the ground level and grow with them. 

Yes, I have been involved with several "mold" properties that still had high mold levels after remediation.  

I'm happy - the floor plan is exactly what I was looking for - tri-level 4/4- which is hard to find in the price range I wanted.

It is somewhat complex to try to explain on a forum, but at a high level, you (aka GP) and your family member (aka LP) would agree on how much the 2 of you would put in for the amount of equity needed (usually expressed as a %).

Our first event may be geared toward beginners but I’d like to have discussions at all levels & all different topics.It will only be 40 minutes long max, because that’s what my Zoom account is set up for.See our announcement on Bigger Pockets here:https://www.biggerpockets.com/...I’ll be discussing some of the most common questions people have about real estate.

Because those simply demand a significant level of labor inputs that makes it very hard to effect the efficiency model we invented.