Prices kept risingNow I am playing in Detroit, building costs in the last 12 months has increased by 10% a good signCurious do other investors look at this Makes perfect sense to me, Marisa unless builders are getting increasingly pulled to the suburbs and build prices are rising simply to entice them to Detroit proper (not sure that's necessarily a bad thing though either).Curious where you're getting this data.

Rental income and expenses are recorded on Sch E. 

I think you should be talking to an escrow officer at a Title company if you want this done properly.

When purchasing residential properties, real estate agents in most states have their own boiler plate forms that you e-sign.

Hello BP, I've got questions about the proper way to sell my mobiles that I fix up.What I do is purchase a mobile home.

@Norma E.

I don’t need them to help me run the RI business but I do need them to factor it in properly to my overall financial picture and retirement planning.

However,  to answer the part of your question that can be answered here,  I think Hard Money is proper if you plan to offer one or more of your rehabs as to secure a loan and you credit is suffering. 

They will come out and inspect it and make sure it was installed properly but the wear issue is definitely something that is covered.  

No deal is worth doing if you don't analyze the deal properly and understand your goals.