I want a nice neutral color that will match the paint and flooring and help spruce things up. 

Typically, what the lenders ask for, at minimum, is:  The last two years of your income tax statements (W2); A copy of your bank statements for the past 3 months (see how much money you have and if there's unusual deposits); copies of a months worth of employment checks.  

You need to contact them and they will have guidelines as to what needs to happen if you're the winner at auction (timelines, deposit, buyers premium, etc.). 

I'm reading about evictions and I keep seeing this statement:Do not take any payments after the filing.my tenants auto deposit in my bank account. do you notify the bank to not receive payments from them?

In the last 3 months, I have had to return security deposits to 2 renters who no longer wanted to be in the  house because of frequent break-ins in the neighborhood.

At closing, make sure the seller gives you any deposits as well as the prorated monthly rent payment for however much you’re already into the current month. 

Imagine a business blue and light grey on matte black color scheme to match BP branding style.Please respond with any constructive feedback, encouragement and whether this is something that you would consider buying if the price point was between $50 - $80 dollars.

The other friend doesn't smoke.They would be sharing the security deposit (~2500-3000) so I think that gives some security, but really on the fence.

Since my new company's match is so small, I'm contemplating no 401K contributions through my new company.

@Nicholas Mann generally you try and match the area/neighborhood.