I have the sink, is a mini fridge sufficent.. do I need a full size fridge, stove/oven ??

Traceable income may suffice without a lease, but you do have the issue of not reporting the income on your taxes.

If you don't know them very well then a text or email will suffice.

Seems that one account would suffice with the proper accounting per property.4)If I am going to first purchase these properties in my name but later have them setup in an LLC that will be created at a later point, how does this effect the account?

If the roof is that old but it's okay, you might get away with putting just another layer on top of it might suffice.

Not you.You are correct that when a real estate transactions goes smoothly from beginning to end, a one-page contract suffices just fine (in fact, you could probably use a 1/3 page contract).

Would that suffice for full disclosure to the banks?

Is it better to have both, or would the attorney suffice?

I did push back a bit saying the company check should suffice until we have a signed contract but the listing agent insisted that the bank wouldn't review my offer unless they had a certified check in hand.Next time, I will push back harder or just move on to the next deal.

That would suffice.