Downside of interest only is you never pay on the principle...

Good schools, shopping etc are all close by.Ideally I'd like to use hard wood base trim at $1-2' cost from a supplier out of the area, the casing of course would be more, Masonite doors $70-80 ea, Schlage Door knobs, LP Smart Siding, basic roofing materials unless I could snag a good deal on class IV shingles - 5" concrete for the slab, Basic Vinyl windows.   

You can only pull 5 reports as a basic member but if you decide to upgrade to PRO, you can pull unlimited reports.  

Repairs/Tax Prep/Inspections/Customer service should be basic services provided to you from Property Management company

And honestly if you follow principles outlined in places like "landlording on autopilot" you can manage a sizable portfolio once you get going

Even though I'm a semi experienced investor, I think it's valuable to always go back to basics. 

Basically he said come out and take a look and we can see what works for me.

Basically I had tenants in the home before this that had a cat.

Some shady title companies will try to exclude so much from their policies that the insurance is basically worthless. 

(Assuming your personal residence is in top condition), then review pictures of those sold in your area over the last 90 days, basically, do your own analysis, and provide that to the appraiser.