Not getting a report now could costs you many times over later.Now the timing of when you spend that money on that item depends on other things.

However, you would have to pay taxes later if it is a traditional IRA.

So you should be increasing your basis in the property by any capital items (greater than 1 year of life; bathtub, door, faucet, etc.), whether you are 'on the market' or not has no bearing.

Any advice on the following would be a huge help: - Fee Structure (Residential structure is 1 month rent for leasing, 8% management and $300 renewal - Operational items that may be different from residential.- Legal, risk management issues that may be different from residential.Thanks in advance for your help!!!

These items are not essential to the rehab and not required by FHA, thus okay to leave out of the 203k. 

Scott's book on flipping houses and he specifically speaks to this as being something lacking with most traditional Realtors.  

Plus, I'm just not thrilled about forking out 20% when I would rather put that money to work for me elsewhere and opt for a 5-10 percent down payment.So in the simplest terms, if one uses math and logic, we clearly have the means to afford the house, but with traditional financing, the 20 percent will be a bit of a stretch for us.  

Again, suggestions of items or lines to put in the lease is great too.I just listened to a BP podcast where a landlord had over 20 pages on his lease!  

During that time I'll get my RE licence and begin raising funds for fix and flips / buy and holds by building a strong traditional wholesaling and wholesaling lease options business.Any advice, referrals,....words of encouragement?... 

I've tried the traditional real estate agent route for over 1.5 years without any luck.