As long as you can manage right, you keep pressure on them and treat them right then it all works out just fine.As I'm about to get into long term rentals (I'm putting my first offer on 4 family tomorrow) my biggest fear is to have to be committed to go to my rental property at 12am and have to fix broken sink or clogged toilet.... 

I heard that Canadian banks are under scrutiny and under pressure right now.

Also, timing can be key - if you list on the 20th, you get a mix of panic applicants that can't find anywhere else before they have to be out on the 30th so they'll take any unit, even if they know they can't afford it, along with professional tenants that think you'll be in a panic to place a tenant before enduring another month of vacancy and will fall for their "I can give you 1st month's rent and deposit in cash right now" pressure ploy.

Upon closing I put water pressure regulators on the main lines in- we have pretty high pressure, municipal water- this will give those old pipes a break.As for the neighboring buildings- I have renovated all my units before I have put them for rent.

You should not feel pressured or guilty about it, this is totally business as usual.  

I think there are also other meet ups in Mount Vernon but I haven’t attended that one.Best of luck.

I believe SFH will feel some pressure but not MF, unless it is self inflicted. 

If you really feel the need to do "something", I'd start with pressure washing everything, then paint the trim and siding to whatever contemporary colors are hot in your area.

Proper siding generally withstands pressure washing, which hits it with heavy PSI and at the opposite angle of what is normal (from the bottom). 

The realtors mounted a campaign, vigorously opposed by the state bar, to overturn that decision by amending Arizona’s constitution.