When analyzing your NOI prior to purchase, I recommend you be sure to include all property maintenance items in your expenses.

* Do you provide move in and move out reports * How many pictures do you take of the property prior to tenant moves in and after the tenant moves out* Do you get weekly reports when the property is vacant what prospective tenants are saying about your home* Do you provide monthly newsletters to your tenants* Do you hold investor education classes to help me become a better investor* Do you have single point portfolio based management services?

If you want them to look at the house prior to purchase, yes.

There are going to be hurdles and obstacles that you will need to overcome prior worrying about scaling.  

Look at this linkhttps://www.nps.gov/nr/regulations.htm#6015 specifically sec. 60.15a) Grounds for removing properties from the National Register are as follows: (1) The property has ceased to meet the criteria for listing in the National Register because the qualities which caused it to be originally listed have been lost or destroyed, or such qualities were lost subsequent to nomination and prior to listing;Sounds like yours fits this criteria.

do you make potential tenant fill out an application prior or show house first.

I've run into this before, the DMV has a process where they send out a notice and give the prior owner a certain amount of time to respond and if they don't they consider abandoned and then you can take title of it.

What steps can I take prior to talking with lenders to better improve my chances of getting approved for a loan when the time is ready?

I have invested in RE prior to the market crash in 2008 and this will be my first purchase since then. 

"If unforeseen rot, deterioration, insect damage or poor structure is found and is found that it is necessary to replace the disturbed area, not included in this scope of work, an Additional Work Agreement will be written at such time for such repairs and costs will be due payable prior to work being completed.