Here in Washington there have been a number of recent changes to the Security Deposit statutes.You will need to know the difference between normal wear and tear as opposed to actual damages. 

I am not opposed to people turning homes they lived in into rentals under the right condition. 

You would have to consider the costs of doing this as opposed to changing your occupancy strategy (STR, MTR). 

If you are listed as additional insured and the contract clearly places the responsibility on the snow removal vendor, you will most likely be covered under their policy as opposed to relying on your own insurance or at minimum the vendors coverage will off set some of the responsibility. 

Is it smart to buy properties that are already move in ready and rent out immediately in an area like this as opposed to buying rehab properties? 

Are you opposed to sharing with me your PM as well?

- situations that require a UoP to be capitalized (meaning slowly depreciated, as opposed to immediately deducted).

Funny how opposing viewpoints are financially driven :)Im a real estate agent who self-manages, so naturally I'd say find a great agent.

Assuming that the offering was a securities offering, as opposed to a joint venture, we’d need to know first if the offering was a registered offering or was claiming an exemption from registration.  

Adriana - yes, interest rates will be higher for 5+ unit properties and minimum down payment will be 25% generally (opposed to 15% - 20% on 1-4 unit properties).