We don't have kids (might in the future), my husband and I are young and healthy, have stable high-income full-time jobs, and just put in a lot of work to both properties so don't expect huge expenses in the near future.

E Equity, how much of the home will you own on day one.  

funds only go into interpleader after months of sitting in escrow. the court just does not hand the money to the seller either.. if not agreed upon the funds go to the state etc.

You can search this by clicking on the magnifying glass in the upper corner of the screen as it’s asked literally monthly if not weekly. 

I'd be heavily focused on mitigating that future tax liabilty rather than directly supplementing that income.

Over the years every single time I went over his house to hang out we would talk about money, investing and the future we were building.

You got the lower down because the property is owner-occupied.

Is this the case for all mobile devices or am I missing something?

If millenial homeowners can't even change their home's air filters, or snake a toilet, or change the oil in their car, that's guaranteed future business for HVAC companies, plumbers, mechanics, and those places all need a place to conduct business in.The commercial mortgage pricing software I use has somewhere around 50 different asset classes in it.

The issue stems from when the homes were built and excavation spoils were used to backfill around the walls - instead of bringing in #2 stone.