However, the seller has not gotten municipal required inspections completed yet (heater certificaiton and electrical certification). 

Go here for what information it provides http://www.redfin.com/definition/estoppel-certificate

Also, I'm not going to admit that I need a license to do business and go ahead and make deals happen under this false assumption.She told me that if I filed regulated I needed to provide a certification in the required field and if not that I needed a conversation refrence number of the talk with the DBPR.

want to teach us the business for a "minimal investment of anywhere from $1500 to $10000...but I can't help but think that with my extensive experience in real estate as a former Realtor, mortgage broker and still in the biz as a QC underwriter for a large, private MBS as well as my certification as an Interior Redesigner/Stager, and coupled with my hubby's vast contracting experience that we should be dynamos!

You'll need to show proof of ownership such as Deed, or Certificate of Title if purchased via auction.  

I am in Maryland and wouldn't touch a property with existing tenants without current lead certificates.  

I invest in tax lien certificates.

However, if they have  a US Tax ID (ITIN) the, seller can apply to have a withholding waiver certificate done by a US accountant who files the applicable info with the IRS.  

You can only get a certification but I doubt anyone will give you a guarantee.

Question 2: Would you recommend renting out to family for your first tenant starting outQuestion 3: I’ve taken a state first time home buyers class and been certified, has anyone got any help whatsoever from a certification like that for a duplex?