A warranty deed is a good indication that title insurance was purchased, so a warranty deed was traditionally reliable for issuing title insurance.

We usually ask the prospect two related questions- how do you prefer to be communicated with (email, text, phone call), and what is your definition of timely?

You can get tamper-proof shower heads that cannot be "screwed off" ... many manufactures produce one or more such models.We install low-flow shower heads (1.25 - 1.5 USG/min) in all our units and have never had complaints or issues with tenants removing them.  

The relative % ownership in the partnership should be dictated by the operating agreement that you or your counsel will draft.

Date permit Issued 3.

You should have something in the promissory note about a prepayment penalty.Still, there must be some other issue going on here.

That should fix your cash flow issue while also giving you a bit more security, since you're not counting on a single lease anymore.

Anyone else having issues finding adequate lenders for starters? 

This is the best place for all things real estate related.

I also know TOPA is a thing here in the DMV area and I'm not sure if that should alter any real estate investing decisions I should make.Also, since I would be house hacking, I would want to live in a relatively decent area.