Using your real phone number makes it too easy for code enforcement to track down the bandit.

@Nicholas MischIt's a shame your lender didn't let you use your VA benefit, you earned it. 

Do you feel it is better to just go it alone so you don't have to have the issues of a partnership or do the benefits out weight trying to do it all alone?

To save time and money first check with the local code enforcement person.

However- you mentioned you would be flipping, so you would lose the benefits of an S-Corp if this is the way you end up going.Finally- I don't know how NM is with this, but in Indiana, the health insurance options for a 1 person company are a joke.

I know there are a lot of rules a SDIRA needs to follow to fully take advantage of the tax benefits and make sure you are in compliance. 

How can I gain benefits from reading a real estate book?

Washington state uses the International Residential Code for defining bedroom requirements. 

A question I have is if it is a relative safe assumption or general rule of thumb, used in a quick analysis scenario, that if a property has a Certificate of Compliance with the City that the MEP has been inspected and is up to code.

Thanks for the advice my location is in Ontario, Canada so I wasn't able to put in a state or zip code.