A quick visit to the admin/clerk of the BOH will give you your answer.  

Hoping to make progress quickly but carefully :)

The danger is the rehab may not get done as quickly if you are living there, or you may see that as an advantage to be able to take your time.

It can range from a quick paint and flooring job for $5k and it could be $150k.If I had pictures I could at least give you a ball park but an on site inspection is the best

If you have the name and date of death of the decedent, a quick Google search of obituaries should help.

So definitely quiz the HML on those topics as well.I have a separate list of things to speak to a long term lender if you are looking to buy and hold if you need it. 

Neighborhoods change block-to-block and a B neighborhood can quickly downgrade. 

Any quick notes from the book that may be helpful?

If you want the contingency in there you could write the contract dependent on getting the HML but if you already know the lender and know that he can close the deal you can make it a cash offer with a quick close. 

I am relatively new to REI, and its great to see how some people start, facing the constant "No's", and how quickly you can grow in a relatively short amount of time.