I would like to know estimated costs before making a offer...is it normal to get a contractor to look at a house before you buy it?

I normally buy around the Berwyn, IL area five minutes from home, but my partner and I decided to make the jump.

I agree with the others that the price point is higher than we normally like but I'd want to know more about his rent rate guarantee and how he's planning on doing that?

They can not be a normal CPA.

Around these parts, lease options are seen as last ditche effort to get a unit sold vs rented or sold through normal channels.

@Orion Deaton, It's a powerful tool that allows you to sell investment real estate and subsequently buy investment real estate without having to pay the normal tax on the gain from the sale.  

Welcome @Charlie L.I will echo @Russell Brazil, When it is popping, 15 hour days everyday is normal.

I've tried looking up the potential liability of a Salesperson in the line of doing normal work.There are a number of tricky things, especially here in NYC.Just to give a clear example, let's say your client is a Buyer and you are showing him a Property built in 1960.According to the the EPA, the Buyer should be presented with a Lead Paint Disclosure when purchasing any property built prior to 1978.If a Buyer never receives this disclosure, buys the property, then later discovers there was Lead Paint, then sues.... who can he sue?

So essentially my w2 income would need to be able to qualify for a quarter of this loan if I was to occupied one of the units would this sort of loan be done at a normal bank or what would I need to do?

Also, in regards to your question about 75% of the income able to be used as part of the loan agreement, that normally comes into play once you have proof that you have previously managed rental property.