I had to do some work on one of the rented houses so far (by insulating and reinforcing the structure), and now I will focus on rehabilitating the 3rd house for I can start receiving some cash flow.

If the tree is dying or visible causing a safety hazard, you should be able to contact the town and they may put appropriate pressure.

We plan on just rehabbing the top floor first for $250K and getting it leased then start work on the basement.What is the most appropriate way to enter these numbers into my calculations?

I also want to make sure I'm well versed in appropriate RE knowledge as I once was.

For this particular property we're looking for some guidance on the appropriate steps to take in order to have this guy evicted.

So unless an apartment building needs a good deal of repair or remodeling work, Opportunity Funds may not be the most appropriate sources of capital.

Post the appropriate Cure or Quit notice with a copy to their case manager. 

In reality, there is a lot of collective thought among market participants behind the scenes that goes into determining an appropriate cap rate.

Make sure you contact all of the appropriate buyers on your buyers list and ask them for their best/final offer and give them a deadline. 

As I said prior the building as already set up and zoned appropriately.