That $100 a month should be true cash flow AFTER putting money towards cap ex and maintenance items.

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I bet you find some other items in property that don’t sit well with you either.

They can make $3,500+/retail home they close with little work or they can make $2000/investment deal with a ton of work that needs done.Visits to the property for photography/videoARV and rent compsSchedule home inspection and/or contractor to build rehab budgetLow ball offers and harsher negotiationsCoordinate for long distance closing and turning over all items for the home to a property manager or project managerMost investor oriented brokers are either investors or new brokers who are interested in investing.

Hopefully a recently renovated property would have few items that need repairing. 

Since I only get about $200 every 2 weeks I was left without any money for saving as I had to purchase fundamental items.

It is just part of the negotiation as it does not end with the offer.In your seller response to buyers request for repairs, list each item and the individual response associated.

Many many new items!

Seems odd you wouldn't have copies of the keys, lease agreements and other items for each renter, but to each his own.

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