Depending on how the water is getting in, there may be cheaper methods for sealing the basement walls from inside.Keep shopping until you find someone trustworthy with solutions.I would also consider going after the first contractor because they robbed you.

It depends what your goal is.

Both Conventional loans and DSCR loans can offer this flexibility, depending on the specific scenario and borrower qualifications.

Depending on the location of your properties, an assistant might be much better than a property management company.

In my experience, 75% of the time, the tax payer doesn't have a large enough liability to justify the accelerated depreciation anyhow- depending on your income and tax bill, it might not matter at all.

There are best practices on certain items that provides a guidelines.Commissions are always negotiable like any other services, you can shop around for the best value for money.All depends on the risks that you are willing to take.

Loans like this can be useful or very dangerous, depending on how you manage your business.The ideal situation for a loan like this is when you have a property that will take a while to get up and running. 

The management companies & local investors usually lease places up within 1-2 weeks max (depending on if you want to hold out of higher rents) How would you think about leasing these out? 

getting tighter but things may be changing soon depending on what the new prez does.  

Depends on the city & airport.