Meaning, offer the seller 15k less (estimated cost of roof/electrical box) and just incorporate it into my loan?

I have a corporate job, working in corporate strategy and finance.

I'd start with the County and ask them what you can do if its not within an incorporated municipality.

Your end goal sounds great, considering our age and situation is not much different being in corporate office.

As a partnership, you will have to file Articles of Incorporation as well as an operating agreement that details how exactly the partnership will work (is it 50-50, 70-30, etc.), what the division of responsibilities will be (who manages day-to-day operations, who gets to make major and minor decisions, etc.), and how profits will be divided.

I made her put together a budget and send it to me where she incorporated all household cost and expenses. 

Incorporating is just an administrative step, finding financing is a critical step.

I was an executive in corporate world (Dell), then decided to spend time with the family.

Can anyone shed some light on which state might be more advantageous to incorporate in vs the other?

They also have a fiber optic camera where they take apart the shower fixture and insert the camera and can see behind the walls without tearing them up and can check for leaks.The rate is around 90 an hour for the 2 plumbers doing the test.Each unit the owner said would take about 30 minutes to inspect.If issues need to be corrected and fixed it would take longer.I really want to get these plumbing issues under control.I don't think the fee is that bad but wanted additional input.Had a great gut feeling meeting them just don't want to blow up the budget too much.I asked about the bigger opening toilet bowls to prevent clogging.He stated the bigger opening would help with excessive toilet paper and waste getting stuck but would not stop things such as toys,q-tips,tampons,etc. from clogging the line.So nothing is fool proof.