. #7 - How many total ROOMS, beds, baths, fireplace, pool, extras, remodeled (year) view, condition etc#8 - Garage, on-street parking, off-streetLook for 3 comparable sold properties and 3 comparable active for sale properties. 

There are a few other negatives about FHA that you're not considering:Lots of extra paperwork with a FHA loan.Contractors must be approved by HUD to do the work, so that limits who you can hire.

I'm looking to buy a fixer upper single family or condo and live in it while renting out the spare room for extra income towards fixing up the home.

However, some will have an extra hoop or two but probably still interested to do it.

Time is money in this business, and the more you can save, the more you can make.Mistake #5: Thinking That Raising Money Ends When You Close the DealYou’ve talked to investors, you’ve raised the money needed along with an extra 20% for contingencies, and the deal closes.

There are better markets than Atlanta but none that are so much better that it's worth the extra elements out of state investing will involve.The best way to find deals is to build relationships with investor focused agents, get on every wholesalers list you can and unsubcribe the crappy ones.

I have a service call scheduled for the oven but I too think it is an extra picky request.

One of the reasons to make it the first is that it is convenient for a tenant who moved in on say the 25th or 26th to start paying on the first and 5 or 6 years later they think they can move out on the 31st without extra charge so its better to pro-rate up front.

If you can get an extra $100 but lose 2 months of $800, the math doesn't pencil (for cash flow, not for valuation purposes).

cart before the horse.. then the money goes to the title company.unless this guy is making an unsecured personal loan to you.. and that would be quite rare .. here is how one scam goes.they say they sent you to much money please wire back the extra to me..