Any way to delay the official sale to keep taxes low while still maintaining a contract to buy? 

@Tyler GilpinGo online and check the local housing authority for that city.

If you have to replace your roof, you will need to have the panels removed and reinstalled by an authorized solar installer - quite probably the same company who installed them in the first place.

Something I noticed that is making me doubt about making an official offer is that it seems to be in an area with high crime.  

Toledo's Lucas County Metropolitan Housing Authority...LMHA which administers the Section 8 program seems to have had a difficult 2016 and 2017 doesn't seem much better.I've been renting to Section 8 for seven years now, I still have my original tenant in fact, and normally I find great satisfaction in renting to good tenants and working with the bureaucracy that comes with a government program...I had 10 properties rented section 8 at one point and have slowly prioritized standard rentals over the program and now am seeing blatant issues with their operations causing me to move away from considering their tenants.Delays in the program: We used to have 5 business day's delay for new-tenant vouchers to be reviewed and processed for inspection but have been going weeks before we hear anything.

Personal connections to high ranking officials at top data companies2.

Based on personal experience, I would add assuring the lender is specifically authorized to perform an on-sight property inspection, at the lender's discretion / convenience. 

The registered agent is listed on all the documents, not the property owner.Your Operating Agreement should list members and authority. 

If you don’t mind me asking, how long did it take you to officially get going with investing?

But I tend to like Bigger Pockets reviews even more because of the opportunity to interact with the author of the review.I will shout out to you in a pm as well.