Never had to maintain a home/do repairs. New investor

[Cody Barrett]

You guys rock! 

Just a hurdle I am trying to smoothly clear by preparing myself before taking on my 1st property when it closes this week.  (2unit upper/lower duplex) built in 1920 but in excellent shape. Inspector was impressed and simply recommended some updates here and there (also a local investor).. 

I am in preparation for things to go wrong at some point though and knowing that I never had to deal with any home maintenance/repairs/updates in my life because I am young and this is my first property ever.  I am a little nervous of getting that first maintenance or emergency call from a Tenant.  So.....

Any recommendations on handling a situation like this?  Just handle anything I am comfortable with (might not be a whole lot lol) or maybe just find a local handyman and ask if he is OK with short term calls/needs from my tenants or myself? 

Really, I hate bandaid repairs because it just adds to the cost of finally just getting it done correctly.  No doubt I will be screening and requesting referrals for any handyman or contractor for repairs or updates.   But I am a quick learner so maybe after watching a few projects I can test the waters myself? Anyone ever do something like that?

I will look to hire someone permanently when I have more doors to manage but for just starting out I am a little stuck... haha!

Thanks for sharing your experiences!!

Cody