A lot of cities require you to get a work comp policy if you are an owner builder unless you hire all people with their own policies.

They are not required to be notified.

If the back of the sofa isn't comfortable, they might be able to work on that, but it will require taking the whole thing into the shop unless it has removable cushions there too. 

Does your local jurisdiction require you to return those fees if they were not screened? 

Our lease had an early termination clause requiring a one-month payment, but that didn't seem fair to her as she hadn't even moved in.How would you handle a cancellation prior to moving in?

In fact, the more issues that arise, the more profitable theses properties become for the ancillary service providers....and you want to know why these investments are pushed aggressively by so many (besides of course requiring nothing more than a pulse to buy them). 

I received a quote in Southern California, but it requires year-round accounting at over $6,000 per year.Would a general tax professional be sufficient, or would I risk missing out on significant savings?

What inspections are required vs recommended? 

Worst case scenario, if that doesn't work, I can simply do fertilizer applications and landscape lighting as they don't require much labor.

Assuming 7.5% interest rate, the negative leverage would require you to put way more than 20% down just to break even.