BP,     My wife and I are going through our inspection report for a two family we have an accepted offer on and the inspector noticed that there are black soot like heat streaks staining above the baseboard heat in the bedroom and living room of rental unit. 

I am finally accepting the fact that I need to file for an extension and work with a CPA.

It puts you in a position of accepting a lesser overall return per project, initially, as you will be paying a lender and a PM (but potentially a greater return when factored as an ROI, esp. when annualized).

I will start this May so I can test once I return from Afghanistan later this year.

HUD website...no negotiating with HUD, just happened to be the offer they accepted.

There are universal systems that work most of the time and then from there you have to experiment, split test and find out what works best for you.Good luck!

Sign up for a few and give them a test run.

This is 100% acceptable if your lender follows Fannie guidelines and doesn't have any OVERLAYS.

Depends on the level of risk you're willing to accept.

Many different types of payments are accepted and you can add additional move in costs, late fees, or credits.