From my understanding, UPS / FedEx simply leave packages at the front door and DO NOT "buzz" the tenant when they drop the package off. 

My wife runs her own bookkeeping business and helps with the online business (receive, package, ship) and of course keeping rents paid up from the current tenants.

These lenders have to package these loans together and sell them on the secondary market to recoup their capital, and I would say that there's much more of an appetite with secondary market investors for loans with prepay penalties than without.

Search the BP for ADU appraisals to encounter numerous examples.

It was included in the package, but Tanner Hester never mentioned a word of this.4) Confirm from the city if there was any unpermitted addition to the house.

There are plenty of property package carriers that are just as competitive and can be purchased through an IA.

Zillow.com is 80% of the market, you can list with byowner.com, Their MLS package will get your listing syndicated to all the other sites, redfin, trulia, apartments.com, homes.com, realtor.com. 

Did everything go according to plan, or did you encounter every possible turn of events?

You should also invest in a professional real estate photographer and a lock box) You may just decide to go with an agent that can provide professional level photos and an amazing marketing package (including listing exposure in real estate magazines, etc) If you do go with an agent- make sure to ask for their marketing plan for the property as well as a record of their past sales, etc.

From my perspective, the main issue I encountered is whether you're allowed to transfer ownership from your personal name to an LLC.