One other possibility to prepare for is that the court may ask the two of you to meet with a mediator prior to the judge hearing the case.

Yes. the original lender probably will not but a new lender may- there first question is gonna be what is your exit strategy so be prepared to answer that question.

That being said if you are willing to start with a smaller property or have more cash reserves than we did as we were preparing for our wedding you can make the deals happen you just have to be creative with it. 

Prepare for additional costs: If you’re adding units, you’ll likely need to address the water meter situation and possibly upgrade utilities.

Though my property management company eventually took care of the eviction proceedings and repaired the property to prepare for a new tenant, I feel they were negligent in their duties.

Am I prepared to hold properties longer if market conditions change or if a flip doesn’t sell as quickly as anticipated?

This will allow you separate business income and expenses from personal income and expenses.Since you plan to house hack your bookkeeping and tax return preparation will be more complicated because a percentage of your home expenses will be personal deductions and some will be business deductions.

But be prepared because you are probably dealing with a professional tenant.

Before I jump into the cash required to operate which isn't given enough attention by most investors there are additional fee related questions a borrower should ask any prospective lender: Are the 3 points inclusive of loan doc prep? Are

Maybe go prepared with a spreadsheet of fix up costs prior to just hitting her up with that.