Then one of the Bldg Inspectors 'listed' lic plumbers for water & sometimes NG, same for lic electricians for the separation of power(s) (couldn't resist) & then once it's all done ESOP's for the power meter/line swap need to be inspected.Costs will be high for all unless you can do most of yourself like we can.

Good luck Message me separately if you need a lawyer. 

Or creates that separation to keep an “emotional barrier” that a Realtor provides.I will say, security/safety should be something to think about.

***depending on how far the house is from the coast, you mayalso be required to have a separate Wind or Hurricane deductible.

We live upstairs and will rent out the basement which has a separate entrance.

You may want to separate out the personal from real estate specific criteria. 

I should not that my plan is to buy a turnkey property; I don't plan on doing any rehabbing on my own.On a separate note, I plan on buying a place at or around $100k.  

Understand neighborhoods and where the good is separated from the bad.

@Andrew Carlson I think you are combining two separate things: 1. tax advantaged retirement accounts and 2. investing in publicly traded securities (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, etc). 

I do think I have a conservative estimate of $30,000.00 in repairs.Finally, the electric is not on separate meters so we will be adding on an estimated electric and water/sewage amount to their rent.