I will post pictures of the house in a new thread and keep up with the process of the rehab and will update when available all the way through renting out the unit (form the eyes of a first timer of course).Lessons learned through the offer process and closing:A good Title and Escrow company is a must.  

Just pay your GC to fit in a new one and patch the drywall when complete.As you mentioned, this is a tiny detail...it's good to keep an eye on costs, but not good to nit pick every last dollar spent.

I'll breathe a sigh of relief when we close (hoping by the end of the month).Will keep an eye out for the Meetup info.

When I mentioned upgrading the entire house, my electrician rolled his eyes and wanted to know why I would do that if it was a flip.The original 1930 wires may have metal in the wires, I will have to check.

Its very competitive and cut-throat, you need to be able to network well and have a keen eye for finding deals and making numbers work.

I've heard lots of them say, "Damn, I shouldn't have taken my eye off my bookkeper."

If you reaffirm the mortgage it will be much easier on the eyes of any future lender as you take responsibility for the loan.

I will make sure to keep my eye out for some meetups.

Seller, I understand that, Your certainly not alone there, I’ve noticed that a fair amount of people are apprehensive to sell their house at first but what they have found is that there are more options than what meets the eye, if you know what I mean.

Without getting into too much detail, you are essentially setting the value of the triplex with the purchase itself (in the lenders eyes).