RE  Mortgage banker etc.2. criminal and credit back ground checks with redacted personal info IE SSI. but you want them to know your not an ex felon or did not pay your child support etc.3.

I also love it here.It will cost $100,000 and we will finance half with a personal loan @ 7% for 3 years.So im putting 50,000 in cash and I expect to earn about $2,000/month.

Also, any tips on how to expedite the process would be much appreciated (i.e. getting signatures for notification from neighbors in person vs. sending certified mail, etc)Thanks in advance!

Don't take people's rude behavior personal.

I love that real estate investors are talking about kindness and providing high quality housing (as opposed to just the bottom line). 

Should I meet them in person at the new builds ?

Personally, I would start hitting the education piece of real estate investing hard.

@James D.I can recommend 2 contractors I have personally use.Send me a DM.Goodluck

And of course the general location and specific location (is it on busy street, near train tracks, transformer substation, etc.)After that, I would say the quality of the kitchen and bathrooms as well as the master bedroom (is there a walk in closet).Then HVAC.

Personally, I don't think you have a shot in hell of assigning the liability to the tile company.