But again, just trying to figure out the best way to pay myself here and still keep my financials straight. 

Sometimes it is not worth keeping a small amount of money, especially if you didn't communicate the charge to him ahead of time.

They went ahead with it (we split the cost with the previous tenants' security deposit) but found out recently that while painting in most of the house had been done, the closets had not been touched.

Now on a human level, giving them a heads up it's increasing by 70% might be worth it(that is what the 30 days notice is for too). 

If I'm out of town and can't check the house myself on the way to closing, I'll tell them to go ahead and inspect it but charge the seller as this Sch.

Add pictures of the large patio, washer/dryer and a head on shot of the driveway too, back up all the listing details you provided with pictures.

I bought it with all sorts of projects in mind, but I have found that I would prefer something lower maintenance and instead to focus on increasing my income.The downside of a straightahead sale is that, now that I am "self-employed", I cannot get a traditional mortgage for 2 years.

Seems to be straight.

I’ve been studying the past few months, but I really want to take action now and jump straight into Airbnb (the rental arbitrage model).

Hey @Lexie Greenheck, your sitution should be straight forward for most CPAs out there.