Well, I think the PM should be able to shed some light on the vacancy mystery.

I was hoping some of the more experienced investors would shed some light on the risks and benefits of buying 5-6 units in the same city.What are some of the benefits from having scale in one city?

I intend to purchase my first multifamily property with a partner, and was wondering if anyone could help shed some light on the best way to finance this first deal in such a way that it puts us on the right path to eventually being able to use this first property as leverage to purchase additional multifamily properties under a corporation?

I looked into the background of the house and it turns out that the house has a large barn/shed that was being used to grow and distribute marijana.  

The house I personally live in has an HOA that does not allow a shed.

*here's to hoping that some will shed some light on the lead list debate!

I will have to call around.The problem is the house also has several large oak trees around it that shed a lot of leaves.

Can someone shed some light on this for me?

you cant vet the service providers individually or keep the good ones and get shed of the bad ones. 

The appraiser is either going to give the extra space no value, or count it as a work/storage/etc shed and valuate it accordingly.