I had asked the seller for a Zoning Compliance Certificate, which the zoning department can do by coming out and giving their official determination of the number of legal units.  

Kids are noisy and smelly but not when the tenants are there :)I specifically like daycare because of a few factors. 1) It is internet resistant - you can't put your kid on the internet so you won't lose tenants to that in the same way you could lose a retail or office tenant to the internet. 2) It's always a need that will be there 3) A lot of times these days daycares are supported in some way with government funding.One thing to pay careful attention to, as mentioned above, is the lease.

BP is maybe the greatest free resource to help you get started in Real Estate Investment there is on the internet.

You might also look into your best options for cable/satellite/internet.

The internet is your friend here. 

If you're wanting to fix and then sell the property, the next thing you'll want to do is contact the listing agent and schedule some time to visit to determine the estimated repairs and how much they will cost.

Between the realtor and friends who live in the city I'll be purchasing in, they can help me to determine good neighborhoods....I'll be able to determine this too as I grew up in a small town right outside of the city I'm purchasing in. 

Title company should be able to estimate maximum potential tax liability, pad it a bit, and escrow a reasonable amount to cover the amount eventually determined to be due.

They also calculate bedroom sqft and determine if it's a single (for one person) or a double (for two people).

Every persons tax situation is different, but is there some kind of rule of thumb to determine when the extra cost of CPAs are outweighed by the savings of a larger tax return?