Initial - $5000/door minimum and then adjust based on physical inspection.

Generally tax status is established by filing an 8832 or 2553 if electing corporate tax treatment, or by filing an initial return if electing default status.You'll want to run everything by your attorney and CPA as it seems you're going with a semi-complex structure.

Figure closer to 5-5.5% on an investment property.You should figure something for initial repairs.

Here is what sticks out to meproperty taxes seem very low, try and verify on assessors website.always assume there are some repairs, even if its just cleaning carpet and mending a few drywall errors.i try and add in at least 1k-ishverify interest ratesmy local area is climbing to almost 4.5 and 5%closing costs as wellunless you have records of utility's guess higher then you would normallyHope this helps i cant really say more without knowing more.

Education will be your biggest gain from your initial deal.

We decided to initially rent for our first year in NY while we get to know the new area before making a major decision.

I was initially really drawn to Texas or the Southwest...

My question is shouldn't my closing agent (law firm) research/ verified and disclosed this information on the HUD statement?

Go to realtor.com find deals you like, scroll down and see "presented by" then call and verify they are the listing agent. 

So my initial thought was to paint them to look like these rough sawn farmhouse floors on Pinterest, but being my first flip, I wanted to reach out to see what is actually the best “to market” option?