But in my experience most sellers don't know about the AFR rules, and are willing to accept the Buyers terms as long as they ultimately get a price (value) on the property they want.

Your experience, cash position, risk tolerance, handy skills, and income levels all will play a role in what will be the best house-hack for you or not. 

I would like to hear about your experience with them.They are affiliated with Cogo Capital.  

I do have some experience with property management.

But agree third party real estate web sites don't update status changes of a property based on my experience. 

Out of state and no experience with rentals............SETUP for DISASTER.2.

Other than making less money overall, some of the other downsides of my S8 experience were the following:1.

It is important that you hire professionals who have experience working with foreign investors.

You don't need to know everything to get started; you need a foundation to build on and the rest will come through experience and then refining your education.You can build a basic understanding of investing in 3-6 months.

From my experience (I could be wrong) there isn't a format but the estimate should list details like the materials to be ordered and the hours of labor needed for each repair project (for example the kitchen cabinet installation or exterior doors) along with a cost listed for each line item.