The warranty people talk about really isn't of value in most cases. 

so that's the type of thing I'm talking about. 

Property manager:    General wisdom is only talk to the owner as much as possible. 

If you want to talk condo law in Hawaii, I can tell you the aftermath of the Lahaina fire makes me hesitant to have an HOA ever again, but we will save that for the blog!

Send me a DM if you wanna talk neighborhoods or have any questions. 

Have you talked to your township about zoning and if it allows you to do this. 1.

Don't let them choose for you.Just inspect what you expect....Also I would talk to housing office in Memphis to get a feel of how many people are on the Section 8 waitlist, what kind of rents they pay, what zip codes are they targeting, see if they have any stats about how long tenants stay and average rent.While a lot of people try to look at google street view to get an idea of the neighborhood, there is no substitute for visiting in person.

We talk about this often on our Real Estate Notes Show.1) If they pay/reinstate2)  If they don't pay and it sells at auction (lose equity)3)  If they don't pay and we take it back.

As far as a flat rate, I would talk to companies offering services as mine and ask. 

The first step is talking to a lender and getting pre-qualified.