I'm not increasing the rent (per se) but want to change the payment of utilities to tenant (I was paying partial sewer); which would effectively increase their rent. 

No I don't think you need a certificate per se but you can just let the potential buyers know that everything has been cleaned down to the studs.

Now to dovetail into going from wholesale to retail per se.

Zion, yep, across the street from WI :)I am not a realtor yet and would love to get familiar with every recommended zip code of Chicagoland/SE Wisconsin .What are your most preferred?

I do a little work at the county and it looks like this could be brought into the urban growth boundary.. so I think well I will try to swap her the house for the lot.. and just hold the lot for years to come until something happens .. give her an easement for the septic system.. then i dont have to do an ugly eviction. ( her kids by the way made her put debt on the home then blew the money this is quite common in this scenario)I made her go to her attorney ( most wholesalers about now are cringing I am sure) but we came to a price of 250k for the lot.. so I needed to cut her another check for 125k cash and would deed her the home and I would end up with 4 acres to land bank.. ( anyone who knows me knows cash flow is ok for me but I dont need it per se made way more money in appreciation )...

Try Erika Weichel at http://mycoordinatorllc.com/She works with investors in SE Michigan and may be able to help.

@Mat O'Grady hosts one in SE CT.

He does not need to know your plans for the property per se. 

W2 is lender favorite but 2+ years SE can work.Don't want a W2, but are in school. 

So there's no one book per se, but definitely One at a Time kind of thing.