It's probably a 1 hour 45 min commute each way when things get back to normal post-covid.

The standard of condition is also governed by "normal wear and tear".

The property taxes are almost half of what they would be in the other parts of the city I normally purchase in ($2k vs $4k)The new house theoretically will have a considerably lower cap x cost than the 30-60 year old homes I normally look at. 

As a landlord what does a tenants "emotional support animal" mean for me and normal pet restrictions?

This is normal, nearly everyone is overwhelmed with all of the different strategies available when they first get started. 

I understand normally you can't use borrowed funds for a down payment on a mortgage, although I've seen some posts about letting it "season" in an account for a couple of months.  

Is this just part of the process for normal deals and this is common practice?

Also, do you normally get a policy that gets you full replacement cost or actual cash value?

Combine the lower-than-normal supply of homes because of the pandemic and the dramatically low interest rates, you have buyers feverishly competing for the limited supply of homes in the market which has driven prices up and made things even less affordable for the average buyer.I think the primary reason there is a nationwide shortage of housing is due to the fact many homebuilders went out of business because of the Great Recession and demand plummeted for housing, leading to less building.The homeownership rate fell from 67.1% at the start of the decade to a post-recession low of 62.9% during the second quarter of 2016.

So the work four a 60-90 flip would be done at 50% normal rate and then he would be a 50% equity partner sharing profits with me after the sale.