Are there any common pitfalls I should avoid?

The front yard is a common area for all three units and also has a lot of irrigation.

What other expenses are there (snow removal, lawn care, internet, utilities)?

One of the commonalities is that all these social media gurus like to hear themselves talk.

While a deposit is almost always preferable, you should make a common sense business decision based on the circumstances and condition of the property, in my opinion.

I dropped Revere Pewter and have mostly used Light Pewter as a common color in the house with kitchens and bathrooms being something colorful, usually blue for kitchens and green for bathrooms.I use HD Behr Marquee which is around the middle of HD paints in quality.

His recommendation was to setup title with two trusts as tenants in common.

., it’s common to ask for a down payment of 10-20% of the sale price. 1.

You have the area experience and data to help you, but courthouse steps auctions are blind bidding (other than what you can find through the windows), all cash, 10 percent down at the time of close, and not always clear on all of the liens associated with the house (tax liens, HOA liens, utility liens, etc.). 

Invariably, there's commonly some version of "we've always done it this way" or "because person X said so last time" or "well you just can't do that" that is creating the roadblock.