Their office or cell phone can easily be attained.

Use your schedule e (or c) for rental property to deduct whatever you can legally according to the IRS (ideally so the net is near 0 or negative).Rental income- any repairs Jan 1 - Dec 31- home office expenses, cell phone, education, travel trips for biz- car mileage for rental property or scouting new deals- any management fees / other services like lawn care, plumber, Hvac, etc.- house depreciation (purchase price x % of price NOT land 50-70% / 27.5 years)That's how you minimize net taxable income.

Personally, I shoot for a profit (before taxes) of $15K or 15% of the resale price, whichever is higher.

The gain up to the total amount of depreciation taken or allowed (whichever is greater) is subject to this tax on unrecaptured deprecaition.

Then focus your energy and learn everything you can about whichever area of real estate investing captures your interest.  

I don't know if your state typically uses title co.s or attorneys who issue title insurance for closings...use whichever one applies.

People are starting leaving in social media, cell phone, failed startups.

Call the inspector or the insurance company --- whichever is listed on the letter you received. 

I know that Nathan Beach (I think it is @nathan beach, but I am on my cell phone and can't guarantee it.) works as a property manager and is familiar with Murfreesboro, and is on Bigger Pockets.

To find the value that you will pay transfer tax on you basically need to use formula whichever is grater either amount you pay+other consideration or county valuation multiplied by CLR.