For the former, any decent accountant should be able to set your straight. 

I would only provide it if the investor is willing to pay for certified contractors that pull permits when needed and don’t try to cut corners.

More amazingly, it’s the ninth straight month of double-digit price increases!

I always see the extra wire cut off as as close as possible to the casing on both ends. 

Straight from the MLS, I'm looking at a 4/2.5, just over 3,200 SqFt listed at $315K with an average area rent of $2100/mo in a Class A area.

In doing so they may want to be nice and fair, but they may be unnecessarily complicating the arrangement and creating future problems.A bunch of individuals holding a gifted or inherited property as straight TIC is often fraught with problems. 

Two, the owner is responsible for the means to keep grass cut during the growing season.

AFAIK, Texas isn't a public records state, so the data came straight from the local MLS? 

Or is it simply just asking for the payoff amount and cutting them a check for the refinance given the property appraises? 

Yes, wood siding is more subject to moisture damage and rot, but you can pretty easily cut out a section yourself and (hopefully) replace it with an exact match.