At this point, I think you need to make sure you are comfortable with the renovation budget before doing anything further.

Your insurance company can provide referrals for this in your location.  

If you are full-time, I agree with @Kevin Sobilo, you should make a list of everyone know who you would be comfortable letting know you are in real estate now.

This means they must provide credible evidence to support their claims and comply with all substantiation and record-keeping requirements mandated by the tax code.Despite the taxpayers' testimony that the RV served as a boat sales office and provided nighttime security, they failed to produce any records or documentation to substantiate these claims.

It is pretty well known that the more boxes you can check off on your air bnb listing far as what amenities and features you provide the better.

My question is how much cash would you be comfortable building with to cover any unforeseen circumstances and in an uncertain time? 

What I am currently doing: connecting with as many people as possible (lenders, agents, other investors, wholesalers, no contractors yet but it's on my list), continually looking for properties and getting comfortable analyzing them, educating myself on the numbers side of things, using the flip BP calculator, learning about the market I want to invest in, viewing a few properties with an agent to get the feel of that, I have not allowed my credit to be run or any pre-approvals. 

Andy You don't need to notify the tenants for common areas provided there is no expectation of privacy in those areas, however as another posted, you may still piss someone off so the best practice is to send a message that you will be doing common maintenance work.

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Can someone provide some guidance on how to go about the formalities?