In my local MLS market, the RE taxes are itemized on the MLS report (which I can then verify through the municipality's web site).How does it work in VA?  

Definitely start jumping into the community here and feel free to ask any questions related to Real Estate investing!

Need help finding family relatives, so I can possibly buy the house.

Individual taxpayers who are not engaged in a trade or business but are investigating the potential creation of a new business should consider forming an S corporation to facilitate and conduct all the activities related to the investigation.

I told them it was relatively mild compared to some stuff I’d seen doing work for the PM.

Many of those groups have FB pages where they share deals, ask questions, etc.

I see people on here all the time discussing what they are paying for the property in relation to the rent.

But before reaching to everyone involved I would make sure the charges actually relate to a third party's usage rather than your connection, account establishment fees, etc.

The other three you can resolve with an experienced agent or partner, a deed of trust/mortgage, and a good system in place where they have access to everything related to the property (I use google drive). 

A few things to think about: As you know, the property tax is very high (but the rent is relatively higher than a lot of other part of the country).