In my New England market I’ve been able to source some amounts of cash flow but my appreciation has been phenomenal and the projections for future appreciation keep me from selling to attempt to find better cash flow.

Older buildings often have charm and character, but they may also come with maintenance challenges.

It's also illegal for cities to attempt to regulate fees related to screening or applications.

I’m attempting to go through the program as an owner occupant to get in with as little down as possible.

Again just to reiterate, this is specifically for those who are NON-US citizens.I know my questions are very in-depth and seem complicated but no one in the Bigger pockets podcasts talks about how non US citizens or non-resident aliens deal with wanting to buy real estate and attempt to real their goals of achieving FIRE. 

Perhaps you should take a small step back and spend a few months saving a little more for your reserves before attempting to buy the next one.

Not unlike bandit signs, personal property signs will direct interested buyers to your own contact information.However, in addition to providing prospective buyers with a way to contact you, personal property signs are blatant in their attempts to sell.

Document, document, document, all of the attempts to set appointments for the repair.

I’m just trying to figure out what the extra $130 is for and they won’t tell me.Is this still a case of the property owner not doing their due diligence or is it perhaps an intentional attempt to mask egregious fees on the part of an unethical PMC?

Even if you attempt to contact the lender directly, they will not speak to you- you will be redirected to Launch.