The estoppel certificate is a form filled out by the tenant and then confirmed by the Landlord.

The valley is an amazing place to start, just be careful of high prices designed for “California” buyers, and make sure your numbers or projections are aligned with your goals. 

I bought the property 3 years ago and paid $500 for the appraisal.Should I continue shopping around while I wait for confirmation from the lender that they'll accept any licensed appraiser, or do appraisals cost $1500 now?

Conduct a follow-up inspection to confirm they're back in compliance.

She could actually help them by directing their purchases or they could pay her an additional fee for design services.

Try calling them to ask about the property and get more information to confirm.- Non traditional methods for payments could be requested like Zelle, Cashapp, Venmo etc.Here are few tips which can help you prevent a scam:- Check the public records of the property in your local county and see if the owner's name matches to the person you are talking to.- Ask if they have office and look up the business.- Check if the property is currently listed for rent or sale on multiple places by different people.

Half respond with confirmations to my questions and are responsive and professional. 

Mortgages are fixed RatesWhat this means is that a Line of Credit is NOT designed to be a permanent financing solution.

I would just confirm the complete foundation repair cost and as Andrew said plan to budget in repairs to other building systems.

See some honest potential in updating it, I have a good eye for good, clean, economic design.