Agent is doing a very poor job if they are allowing their seller to take an offer for 20k less than you can sell It for.an agent with MLS cast a wider net and has a much easier time than selling  property than a wholesaler.. at least as it relates to just fix and flip properties.there are instances were an Agent and a Seller might not realize hidden value that a sharp investor will know.. this is how we make our money.. mining for gold.. 

I would mount the rope lights were you want them and then use an extension cord when and were needed.

if so, they will post it on the front door of the house stating they have 3 days to move. the tenant usually goes to court and asks for an extension or contests the lockout. if they ask for an extension, the court WILL give them 7 - 10 days extra. once you win the court case for non payment and file for the lockout, you CANNOT receive any type of payment from the tenant. that will get your case dismissed.  

My architect decided that fireproofing each apartment, hallway etc with 'approved' fire proof drywall etc was extensive & time/cost prohibitive.

Yellow letters are popular, any form of mailing with the exception of postcards in this instance.

In some cases depending on how extensive the work is going to be.

Your story about how you are a newbie and have begun to extensive research wirh podcasts, website, reading books, etc. and your interest in STRs in Vacation settings sounds like my life right now.

The evicted tenants left the unit in very poor condition and not able to be rented without extensive repairs.

If you are getting the GIS county parcel file, PostgreSQL has the PostGIS extension, that will allow you to run queries 'spatially' using the lat/long for comps right off the county data (hence, keep getting the monthly updates, so that you can run comps back 6-12 months or more).

This one will be $55k and 5 weeks, and just as extensive, if not more.