@Jennifer Marshall floor n decore in Austin has 12x24 black granite tile $8 EA as well as precut granite counters for 3-500$.

The dog must be trained to perform a specific service.

Main problem is, there is what looks like 1-2 feet of still dark water sitting in the basement ( completely concrete unfinished basement no drywall or flooring).

Postal service. 

Value after 1 yr = $102k; Return on Equity (ROE) = 8% ($6k CF, $2k appreciation)B: Buy 5 properties using 20% down and debt (30yr, 4.25%) on each: CF of $530/ month ($106/unit/month after debt service).

BiggerPockets has calculators that you can use to input the project financials and create a one-page PDF report to market your properties to potential investors.There are other paid services that provide similar functionality, but it's hard to say without knowing your investment strategy...

I am a realtor, so shouldn't have any trouble finding one in another state, but again, maybe an all inclusive service like Roofstock.com might be a better way to go in my case. 5.

Anything below 38% for a select service property is asking for trouble.How has the subject property done on the STR report in the last 3 years? 

He also randomly pointed to areas of "flaking" paint around the trim of the home and window trim on the second floor that were "too high up to test" so it must be "assumed that they have lead paint" and we needed to hire a de-leading contractor to scrape away and remove these random tiny spots of "flaking" paint.

Both units are the same size but the neighbors' house has a 3rd bedroom on the top floor (the builder reduced the size of the master bedroom and bath and put the laundry in the second bathroom to get the additional space for the very small 3rd bedroom).