I am going to reach out to the company who did the plans to get a better understanding. 

He now owns a major commercial dry-wall company. 

Search this forum for "LLC benefits" and you will find dozens of threads discussing this topic to death.

You can also find real estate investing groups through meetup.com, facebook, or a Google search.

Whether the realtor should have searched the court documents to see if the hoa had legal right to sell is a moot point (I would have but most would assume the hoa had completed the process).

I recommend you spend some time searching for advice in the forums or around the internet and learn how to manage roommates.

It tested low: Highest levels are .3, well below the 1.5 legal limit for contamination.However, it’s been suggested that I still might want to hire a remediation company to do HEPA-vac + wet wipe throughout the home.

You can also find real estate investing groups through meetup.com, facebook, or a Google search.

I love being able to search for transactions and keep track of my spending on it.

I would like others to have said put fresh paint, and quality furniture (can search on Facebook marketplace, BidFTA, etc.).