If mold is found the company or persons who performed the testing will have a protocol on how it should remediated based on the type of mold found.

I own 5 properties in Morningside personally and am closing on a duplex there next month.

The study identifies with forensic engineering detail the immediate Bonus Depreciation 5, 7 and 15-year personal property class lives qualifying portions of a building that are normally buried in 27.5 year residential or 39 year commercial categories.

I don't want to ruin this relationship but would you suggest trying to get this firm to own some of the mistake ( credit to my billable account) or just move on?

It could very well be the route that is "cheapest" now, ends up being substantially more expensive down the road.If the costs above are not worth it to you...maybe pass on the LLC and get yourself a good insurance policy, and maybe an umbrella policy personally.

Might be worth calling up agent and or builder in the markets you have your eye on and starting to build those relationships. 

So far, we've pieced along different elements of this (different tax person each year, no LLC to one to now 2 this year, haven't yet used a bookkeeper...)trying to streamline systems and have a solid foundation for our fairly new and growing real estate portfolio. 

Quote from @Jason Watson: Other people in the lending space might have better answers, but some lenders quote taxes, insurance, etc. to fully understand the monthly cash burden and ensure you know it as well. that is correct Jason, I personally like it better like that so I can actually see what my payment is after everything is said and done. 

Are you buying to house hack or rent out both sides.There are so many personal questions to answer, before you begin analyzing deals.Factors such as jobs, population, tenant laws, median income, affodability, crime, schools are all metrics to considerGood Luck!

@Jon DawesI personally prefer liquidity and flexibility and like you said so many variables which is why it's never clear-cut in personal finance.