[removed, not relevant]... the landlord shall furnish the tenant, by personal delivery or by first-class mail, postage prepaid, a copy of an itemized statement...My understanding of the above is the landlord has a full 21 days before sending the statement by mail.

Any other wish list items that traveling compatriots would enjoy?

For big ticket items i buy warranty so it would be free to replace but also adds to the cost 500 a year roughly, which imo well worth the cost.

I created a checklist of functional items (faucets, deadbolts, garbage disposal, etc) to check every time there is a new tenant, that way if they break something, you can go back to the checklist and show how it was working properly when they started renting the place and you have a better argument to pass the cost on to them.

I have on one occasion done an unlisted deal where I paid outside of closing (but documented) multiple items that were not part of the transferred property.

Many times the stated cap rate is far from the actual cap rate because the listing broker leaves out major items like vacancy, PM & repairs just to attract more eyes to their listings.

Or if I use them to pull title and later close with them they won't charge me double.In cash deal your cost basically is title insurance, transfer/stamp duty tax, and recording fees + pro rated items (property tax)I deal with a lot of foreclosure and such.

Here's an article about a case I read about regarding Section 8 not having to be accepted:http://realtytimes.com/todaysheadlines1/item/2224-...Specifically, here are the most pertinent paragraphs relating to Section 8 not being income:The allegation that the Fair Employment and Housing Act was violated centered on the prohibition against housing discrimination on the basis of "race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, familial status, source of income, or disability of that person."

@David Lamb If it were me I would briefly allude to the part of the lease where it states they have inspected the premise and find it acceptable, and say I am not interested in paying for these items. 

We ended up doing $500 in repairs that three plumbers deemed unnecessary and stupid because the buyer's agent reworded an item from the inspector's report, and we failed to catch it.