We know no more about him than you have told us, but just the list of items you mention give me pause - "He's been trying to get into real estate for 6 1/2 years."  

Too many new investors blindly copy due diligence checklists from the internet, assign equal importance to each item and blow up deals over nothing.

., 1.2%" and adjust based on big ticket items like property tax.

Read Item #10 on the list that I've linked to below:https://moneyinc.com/texas-real-estate-commission/

However, we are going back and forth on a few items and would appreciate any advice or if anyone knows who to talk to locally to find out the answers to these questions that would be great.

I'm self employed, no other "job"I have STR insurance policies that show a line item for Loss of Business Income.

I'm self employed, no other "job"I have STR insurance policies that show a line item for Loss of Business Income.

all my interactions with Scott have been positive (forums and in person).Final item is as is traditional they announced location of next BPCon after final keynote.  

For me the cost of the descaling is not as impactful as another maintenance item.  

Hey,There are a few items to consider, first have you made a grouping election for all of your real estate activities as a real estate professional?