For instance in CT, a contract has to have very specific things in it in order to valid, like a start date, estimated completion date, fixed price or rates or markup if its time and material based, rights of and process for cancellation, address for notifications, etc.

Recent comps in the area are around 350-385k without extensive rehab.  

For instance, we find out a couple of months in advance when our city inspection will be, and I let the tenants know then and remind them about a week or so beforehand.

Depending on how extensive the fire damage, I would say to contact your insurance company.  

We were scheduled to close tomorrow, and I was just informed that they need an extension to clear a defect in the title.First, I was irritated and was just going to say okay and go with it.  

The refrigerator was plugged into an extension cord that went around the corner to a living room outlet.

For instance, a good investor oriented realtor will turn you on to the cash flow properties in good rental areas, may know which PM's have a good reputation and may know a lender who works with out of state investors.

Assuming that it is elsewhere in the written agreement, it is customary that dates that fall on a weekend or holiday will be considered the next legal workday, in this instance, Monday.Further expanding on that point, you stated that the electronic payment process takes 3 days.

Obviously I would prefer to list this income as other so it is not subject to a 15% Self employment tax, but I also don't want to expose my self to an Audit, and be found to have done something illegal.Some thoughts I had were, "are the scope of my LLC's activities so extensive as to rise to the stature of a trade or business?"

Using Google Maps, Google Earth or any other version or combination of versions of free software out there, how can someone create a professional-looking site map to be used as a marketing exhibit showing a site:1) with the 1-3-5 miles rings around it, and2) showing the company logos of nearby, nationally recognized companies by importing said logos into the map and pasting them on top of the locations of those businesses, and3) inserting text blocks where, for instance, one could depict traffic counts of the frontage road by inserting the text block with the desired text into the map and pasting it on top of the road(s).Again, I want to do this all quickly, efficiently, professionally and for free.Can anyone suggest a process or software or make any recommendations?