But a mechanic's lien... that's fair game. 

.), medical liens, mechanics liens, credit card judgments.You will be responsible for any unpaid property taxes or municipal fines associated with the property.If there are IRS or state tax liens they could have redemption rights (up to six months) on the property.NEVER buy a house from a homeowner in foreclosure, or bid on a house at auction, without getting a title report.

Spend time researching each Ranking mechanism and once you understand how each one works start improving it to increase your rankings for peoples searches.Start small and Make Your Big Mistakes Early. 

@Michael Plaks explain what you mean that a full time W2 employee who is a professional athlete can t qualify as having pro RE designation?

Thinking there may be a market for short term rental as a farm stay in an interesting space if designed correctly and not too terribly far outside of town, but I need to educate myself on str for this specific area on the outskirts.  

My question is, being my first investment home, should I bother with hiring some kind of designer to help with the material choices/colors/styles/etc or keep with the contractor and work toward a plan and scope of work that way?

After 3 months of fruitless negotiations with this person, buyout offers, debt forgiveness, appealing to ethics, etc. we had two moves on the chessboard left.Meanwhile in the bat cave....the string tenant had decided to move their belongings into each of the 5 bedrooms, install their own interior security cameras, fill up the garage and office with their cars and mechanics equipment.  

Please note the information provided below is a layman's definition designed to provide a basic understanding for the general audience.

I'm bringing the deal, which I've carefully analyzed and managing the whole process from purchasing, furnishing, designing, managing, etc (this is for a short term rental) If I didn't need them to take out the loan I would just do a pay back monthly with a 5 year balloon after cashing out equity from the house.  

Just don't get into the mechanicals, electrical and plumbing (MEP's) and you should be good.