Future reference - the onus is on the borrower to make it crystal clear to their lender what type of deal they're working with, provide more than enough info/documentation, and for the lender to do their best to identify potential potholes in the road before going under app. 

One helpful suggestion is to map carefully where every penny went during the acquisition, rehab and sales process as this will improve your understanding about rehab costs and identify areas where you can save during future projects. 

They say it's an insult to tell someone something they already know and I certianly don't want to be in that lot, but, wondered if you could identify a property manager while in MD, then leverage their network and get some loyalty to the project/ your business?

Upfront you can identify a contractor that you’ll use or pay a contractor for their time to provide initial budgets and then send the project out for bids. 

There are times that properties are unnecessarily discounted in the market, we try to identify those discrepancies, investigate them and if the opportunity is right purchase the house.  2.

Doing that you are self-identifying houses and then spending time doing back research or paying a company to send a letter unverified.

You can set some additional criteria for your applicants that will help identify tenants who are most likely to be successful long term renters. 

Here is a spreadsheet I made that might help you: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/161QumXHxwVO6FeYsc9ASzaSVudfQs054UrAdSc9pMlg/edit#gid=0I made this to quickly identify if I could afford a property with the given additional income from the units. 

It does not have the manufacturer's sticker anymore, so I am trying to identify the manufacturer in order to procure a replacement.On the same property (but in another unit) I have found a sticker.

If it is an older house, I would talk to your inspector about it and have him identify potential areas where he suspects it might exist.If the asbestos is encapsulated, the best course of action is usually to leave it undisturbed.