Never use polypropylene.Patterned carpet (like Berber) cleans poorly, shows wear, and cannot be patched.Low-cost nylon carpet works, but the inability to replace damaged or high-wear areas due to color variation is a problem.

If the eviction gets set for trial, the lawyer will need a witness.

I can't speak to the rest, but if the home inspector really did miss things he should have caught, he might be on the hook for damages as well.One immediate step is to photo/video document EVERYTHING so you'll have evidence if you go to trial. 

Reason for no: Magistrate’s office adds extra time before trial is scheduled to allow time for the letter to arrive in California.

Check out their website (youneedabudget.com), read the '4 rules', and download the free trial.

Do most investors hire other people for this (understand that may put a dent in your bottom line) or do they just take on partners who do possess the "gene", or is this just something that you learn through experience (trial and error).

Ultimately that is what made the project a success, anyone can learn these processes if they are willing to go through trial by fire with a good legal team.

Those properties have a wider variation but some of them have crazy equity projections and even zoned to build more units. 

If you want to verify your numbers with an independent opinion when you are starting out or something more detailed than some of the options offered here you can look into house hacker which has a free trial and then will let you either buy a subscription or pay by the month or by the estimate.

My wife and I wanted to get started flipping houses, so we figured our first house together would be a good trial run.