The electrician simply ran a dedicated 20a line from the breaker box to each of the bedrooms and the living room.

My utility bill has been high and a while ago i went under my house and the duct system had holes and tears all over..

If $600.00 is simply for the Articles of Organization without any other document then it seems a bit unreasonable to me.  

And simply answering questions like "What things are going to cost me?"

While you're right that a lender isn't going to make a conditional commitment with no specific property CRITERIA, a good lender will help sort through some scenarios and help you determine your qualifying amount in each.From the sellers perspective, I think it really comes down to not wanting to waste the energy of getting the home shown (which, in a lot of cases with multi-family properties, includes giving the proper notice to tenants) unless they know the person seeing it is actually capable of purchasing it.On your end though, speaking with a lender will also help you avoid wasting any time looking at properties that simply won't work.Feel free to reach out with any more questions!

If you are marketing simply as an investor, then you don't need to - unless you decide to cross the line into "well I can do this option for you b/c I'm a licensed agent."

After watching some online-course video clips at BP, I realized learning from a big map is the best start for me to learn something brand new, rather than digging holes on every single aspect.I'm glad that I've found BiggerPockets, a great platform and opportunity for RE investors from all over the world to share, learn, and network online, especially someone new in the industry like me who is shy and doesn't feel comfortable to actively approach "strangers" in reality due to the personality.If there's anybody here from Canada as well, I will be more than happy to connect with you.

He simply wrote a few smart comments and said he left 9K left on the job for me to pay (Even though it needs 20K total left to pay out, and that should be sufficient, and he said he might look around for a few fixtures he can throw my way, GOOD LUCK and Bye...So I have worked with this same contractor on 5 other fix n flips and we had a great relationship, and he talked about his faith and I thought he would at least try to make it right or at least apologize for spending 10 months on this job and he was sorry he dropped the ball, but he didn't.. he just said Good luck while I take the money you gave me for materials..

There is going to be a substantial amount of time and money to simply maintain the grounds while you are looking for a buyer.

I suspect it is simply a fancy way of saying what most of us just call title insurance.