If the rehab causes the taxes to increase dramatically that could deplete my cash flow significantly.

Also, as Greg mentioned, some lenders have covenants now that leases shouldn't be less than 30 days so that would cause you to break your covenants to do AirBnB.

The current landlord does not have a check in/checkout list so the damage caused is not officially documented in writing so far, only verbally.

Can’t help much...mostly cause the DMV is a crappy place to invest.

What I look for is what caused the bad scores was it unpaid medical bills etc.... 

YES you can 1031 and after the first few years you will be able to leverage properties, but market cycles will cause you to change your direction many times.Things get easier over time because you have knowledge and experience.

But I may reference credit score (along with other things) as cause for needing an increased security deposit.

He did admit to me that it was him that caused the overflow. 

Would putting my personal residence in a Family Irrevocable Trust cause the property taxes to decrease.Thanks for your answers

I am learning all the newbie lessons in one deal, this seems like a crash course of things that can go wrong while selling.If #@$ hit the fan, I don't know if the county could be held liable for having their records incorrect and causing me a loss, but that comes later.