Finding someone that is trustworthy that will do all of that while you are living out of area, and providing money and the lot has value.

From their site on disputing reviews:Reviews should be relevantReviews must provide relevant information about the reviewer’s experience with the Host, guest, stay, or Experience that would help other community members make informed booking and hosting decisions.

You can sign an agreement to use the roofer-adjuster provided their cost does not exceed your best price plus 10% of the claim payout (i.e. typical insurance adjuster rates).

If they wait too long on keeping the price high (above $459k) the appraisal for the 1 bedroom will not top $400k in a few months. 

I'm aiming to make a well-informed decision that not only benefits me as an investor but also contributes positively to the community and provides value to local students.

If 75%*rent is less than PITI then that difference would be added to the top portion of the DTI calc. 

PM takes about 10% off the top.

Pick your top 3-5 filtering questions and include them in your post to be answered by any PMC interested:)Please feel free to PM us if you'd like to chat about creating those questions:)

I understand that I should have a separate bank account from my personal checking/savings, but based on my research, this first deal won't necessarily provide cashflow with me living in one of the units (it will when I move out).

I would also encourage you to source leads through a software like TurboTenant which will streamline the process, in conjunction with the handouts found in Brandon's book, and likely provide a better applicant pool as your listing is automatically published to multiple rental listing sites.