Recently there has been changes in how water is billed (can no longer be billed directly to the tenant), they made an attempt at a landlord registration which was pushed through but has since been removed, and now they are pushing for inspections and certifications of all rental units.

In the future, I recommend you use an estoppel certificate during your inspection phase.

Anything above that amount would require a down payment of 25 percent of the excess.VA loan entitlement can be a confusing topic, in part because the Certificate of Eligibility doesn’t clearly indicate how second-tier entitlement works.

I played around with some of the ways of looking at value in the Introduction to Real Estate Analysis article by J Scott, but whenever I think of an offer I get worried I am either insulting him or giving away all my hard work (3 years of time assembling lots and getting it through city approvals, and serving as an uncompensated GC for net zero energy certification and most of the site work).

If so, I assume you got an HOA estoppel/Certificate and title insurance, if so check the Exceptions Section B in your Title Commitment.

I recently received my first two certificates from the state for properties located in Alabama. 

They must go through additional training and certification so be sure to verify this.

So we invest heavily in the Alabama tax deeds and certificates.

During my last certification the inspector said something to the effect of "this is kind of a cool room, but you can't use it as a bedroom." 

If you do a good job, you're called a top performer, and you get a certificate.