Just because one has the best price doesn't mean its going to be the cheapest in the long run.

Had one flooring store recommend glue down, they said this is better than 20mil 5mm snap in LVP flooring, as the snap ins sometime break and you can easily replace a glue down.Another flooring store recommended "loose lay flooring" basically that is similar glue down, but has sticky material on each board. 

Narrow it down to one niche and become subject matter expert in that field.

Recently I have found almost all the cases where the owner name in county record is different from what applicant stated. this made me wonder if my assumption that name should match in county records is valid?

In that asset class you are depending on things to save you that are trending against it.That said if the 30k completes a partial done rehab it might make sense but if it's a purely cosmetic one I would sell it now close to as is.

One time they requested that I install/repair a front porch/step railing within x days or they would cancel my property. 

Show me your actions match your words.  

Albany, at one time, was a very up-and-coming city.

May or may not be one. 

There's a property tax foreclosure auction coming up in my area soon (Ingham County, MI) and one of the properties being auctioned I found out is a 3 bed, 2 bath modular home.