You can use the contingency for each unit separately or one total amount which is more commonly done.

Some foreclosure auctions do not offer agent commission.Your best bet is to attend few auctions, observe and ask questions to local investors in your area.

Single-family home sales rose 9.1 percent year-over-year, with 8,108 units sold;Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes remained unchanged at 48 days;Total property sales increased 8.5 percent, with 9,559 units sold;Total dollar volume jumped 11.4 percent to nearly $2.8 billion;The single-family home median price rose 5.9 percent to $243,500, reaching a July high;The single-family home average price also achieved a July record, rising 2.4 percent to $305,910;Single-family homes months of inventory was at a 4.2-months supply, down fractionally from 4.3 months last July, but nonetheless at the highest level since August 2017;Townhome/condominium sales rose 6.1 percent, with the average price up 6.9 percent to $215,110 and the median price up 9.3 percent to $165,000;Leases of single-family homes fell 1.9 percent with the average rent up 5.6 percent to $1,916;Volume of townhome/condominium leases dropped 6.6 percent with the average rent up 7.7 percent to $1,666.https://www.har.com/content/mls/?

In summary the previously numbers I used for PM and vacancy was 10% and 8% totaling 18%.

If you winterize properly there is no risk of future dmages in regards to plumbing and whatnot...Only issue may be ice dams in gutters which could lead to possible roof damge...You should be totally fine though

As an electrician I would bet you have a good network of contractors around you or know how to do stuff yourself as well.

They occupy about 10% of my total space.

I bet there are dozens of other folks here who would say the same thing.I think you need some more market research.

The unit rents for $1400 (...somehow.) so at this point they have a cashflow property and they just want to see if someone will buy it at the flip so they can make their money and be done with it.It's was estimated that to refresh the bottom unit totally it would cost $90k.

(Where should I get one if so) Title company, escrow, inspections I’m not totally sure of the steps here.