Not an expert myself, but I've heard that mice will chew through the foam, and it helps to have some sort of steel wool stuffed in first.I'm hoping the exterminator figured out the best/safest solutions for a rental property I own in Chicago, as well.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/419...

They will probably want you to have some skin (cash) in the game.  

But they will all ask for some skin in the game as a newbie. 

There's a good chance it's hydronic radiant, water pipes in the ceiling, do you have a boiler of some sort? 

I'm on my way to buying my first deal and I would like to also make sure I've hit every point and use whomevers deal to use as sort of a basis/comparison.

Then after I did that, I needed to sort the letters carefully to ensure the correct letter matched the right envelope.

If something happened to you, there would be lots of issues to sort through.

@Zain PirzadaMy recommendation is to read and take some sort of educational course. 

I want to best utilize my time, not just be busy or have somewhere to be fulfilling some sort of false sense of purpose.

Also, what sort of rates have you been seeing.