How long does it typically take you to fill a vacant property?  

When building new, it is possible to design and build houses, and larger buildings, with a modest increase in up-front capital (10 - 15%) costs in comparison to the "normal/typical" minimum code build, which have resulting energy consumption 70%+ lower.  

I assume you mean to say that you registered yourself with your state comptroller (or Sec of State) for Doing Business As (DBA) some fictitious name.For your DBA activity, use Schedule C (1040) on your personal tax return to report your business income and expenses. 

Its funny on another thread I mentioned to Ali that she was getting bad reports back from INdy provider and that the provider they used in Birmingham I had personally warned them about b before that one blew up...

Just trying to get a sense of typical expenses and want to make sure that i'm not way off in my estimates.

Typically, this is an obvious no-go, but since I'd be living in the SFH, I'm looking at it as if that is my mortgage/rent payment until I can refinance.  

Flipping provides a short term gain, which typically people use to get started in rentals or some other form of passive income.

There are openings in the upper west exterior walls where electrical conduit was removed.10.The stucco in these areas has not been repaired to prevent moisture penetration and deterioration.11.The front unit has issues flushing the toilet, which was confirmed with a tenant, so camera scoping of the drain pipes was performed that revealed damages and blockages in the pipes.12.Deferred maintenance on multiple items: cracks around windows and pipes, gas pipes are not supported, pilot lights in heater units were not lit, a water heater unit has no ventilation.I hired a plumber to scope the pipes (please see his report in the invoice attached and photos); a roofing company was hired to assess the damage to the roof above the middle unit only (please see proposed work sheet); a general contractor has inspected the settlement of the wall in the second unit due to the damaged frame.

So here is my case for So Cal:- Advantages of local including expertise, cost to get to property, able to self-manage if desired (typically ~10%).

Another downside is some students are entitled and/or not as independent as the typical renter - thus you must account for them contacting you more often if you decide to self-manage.