Does a buyer typically provide the seller with an Estoppel certificate and ask them to have their tenants complete them, or is the seller responsible for providing their own Estoppel? 

The delinquent taxes are being paid by somebody whether it is the bank to protect their interest, heirs or a tax lien certificate investor.

I have read many books and watched many webinars, while obtaining a BA degree in real estate.

With all this information I've obtained , I don't know where to start.Would love to obtain a mentor for guidamce.So I'm open to all advice,steps,guidance, corrective criticism anything that will make me better.Look forward to hearing from you all

The first investment mortgage was obtained using income from two vacation rentals that we owned, the first rental was bought with cash, the second rental was purchased with a mortgage as a vacation home.The second investment mortgage (third mortgage) was based on the income from the three properties that we rent out on a weekly/nightly basis.

I am from the Phoenix area and looking forward to obtaining the same goals as you.  

ValuePenguin is a good source for the relative cost of insurance by state.Operational Costs - Costs like property taxes, insurance cost, state income taxes, regulatory costs (ex: time and cost to evict, rent caps, rent control, certificates of occupancy), inspections, rent control, etc., have a tremendous impact on your return.

I'm incredibly thankful for the podcast as I'm feeling inspired to try things to obtain deals that I may have never tried previously. 

I have my attorneys now working to obtain more records/bank statements while we're in Attorney Review.Re: the other units, they are each owned by different owners (no investors).

The building I’m evaluating has a certificate of inspection from the state of NJ (green card) which says it has 4 units.