I assume adding an exterior set of stairs is out of the question?

Will the 100's of thousands to input into the project provide a viable return or a cash out/equity push up refi for it to make sense? 

So hence the cowboy house was born out of this and this was one of our more fun projects!

You should find out and learn more about it here OR find a mentor OR shadowing someone

I am still reading through the awesome getting started guides on BP and working out what my strategy is going to be and where my market should be.

I've reached out to a few individuals on here to introduce myself but am 100% open to recommendations for investors too. 

Out of 282k how much taxes I have to pay right away and how much taxes I have to pay during end of tax year time.

I have always used Zillow's tenant screening application process to screen tenants in the past, and it's worked out for me so far. 

Also, when using a purchase-seller agreement, what should you include in the contract in case the buyer or seller decides to back-out at the last minute so you are not stuck with the "bill"?

I don't plan on buying for another 8 months or more and I don't want them to think I'm just wasting their time but I do want to start seeing which agents will understand my goals and see what kind of opportunities each will send.I'm also trying to figure out if there is a minimum number of units I would need to work with a PM and how to find one?