I have never seen a logging show that there was not some oil or hydraulic fluid spilled somewhere that just goes part and parcel with big ironalso on the fill situation that can take years and years to get clean fill put in there then it has to settle as you will want to make compaction you just don't dump dirt spread it around and wa la your ready to go.. other wise you have to bring it in  in lifts with water and compactor .. like dozer sheep foot vibrator rollers etc.. but if the city or country does not care its your risk for ground movement 

You can househack, rent out the spare bedrooms to other people.

I am absolutely cramming the podcasts and trolling the forums in each spare moment :) Thanks for the info! 

Purchased as my primary residence and rented out the spare room for $800 per month.

However if you live in a small multi family of 1-4 you can STR the spare units on your property under a different tier of license which has no cap!

I would not use SVA for bookkeeping or 1099s because there are people that are more economical for that sort of job in my opinion, and SVA will work with them but I like to have an accountant that is a real estate nerd in their spare time and knows AND keeps current with all the real estate tax law. 

We created a "linen space" in one of our spare rooms here at home, and it takes roughly an hour and a half to two hours to clean each rental.

Give your property manager proper notice and specifically ask them to provide you with everything: security deposits, applications, lease agreements, addenda, payment history of each renter, spare keys, etc.The PM should send notice to your Tenant to let them know when the transfer will take place.

If you plan to use it a ton every year  and foresee continuing to always use it-- it will make more sense to get one with an annual fee as you'll get higher points.That being said, if you plan on using it sparingly, or aren't sure how much you'll need it in the future, only go for ones with no annual fees.     

As long as the numbers make sense, your 100k will get you into a flip with purchase price of up to 300 with room to spare.