John,Seller's or the sellers Broker's Pro Formas are usually inflated and misleading.

Establish list of critical vendors/services with summarized contract info and contact details:- Pest control (termite bonds?)

@Wayne Brooks on realtytrac, make sure you use the link I provided above.

Here is the link to the article discussing events that may be some indication that the single family housing REIT's are headed.http://fortune.com/2015/09/25/housing-wall-street-...I am curios what everyones thoughts are on this and how the market may shake up over the next year or two as a result of Wall Street realizing they don't want to be landlords. 

Ok, now that you have taken your initial step, below are some quick links to get engaged. http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere http://www.biggerpockets.com/ubg http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet Setting up Keyword Alerts How to Use @Mentions on BiggerPockets 25 Tips for Real Estate SuccessREI can be very daunting, but, before you go searching for that 1st buy, please take a few minutes to bone up on the tips in link below.http://www.realestate.com/advice/buying-your-first-investment-property/ However, this site thrives on interactions and as such we encourage two way exchanges and look forward to educational and thought provoking ideas relevant to REI.

My project we pulled permit and city required paperwork to show correct steps were taking on removal, test and disposal.Here is link to my old post https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/67/topics/165...

We tell contractors up front how we're going to measure performance and tell them we link pay to performance.  

No, you can't advertise bonds, good way to go to jail. :) 

I understand you have to check with each local county or city zoning department, but was hoping someone might have experience or links to resources that can identify the zones classified to allow containers and/or areas they have built them on more quickly.

@Mit Mehta  - I searched BP for Success Path and uncovered the link below.