Regular inspections and preventative work can save you from costly repairs.

so in 2018 i invested to one fund that's offering regular decent cashflows.

Kathy is a regular host on BiggerPockets Podcast, On The Market so you may have heard of her.

Still need to clean it with regular household cleaning supplies, keep the dehumidifier running, and try to increase some air flow if possible. 

If you give them a key every time just use a regular lock, no advantage to you to use the smart lock.  

Keeping their taxable income down is a huge advantage for you as paying that from the sale would not be the most fun, although maybe I am incorrect since the property was inherited. 

If your intent is to go ahead with the purchase how do you get around the inspection fee...another words do investors as a regular practice PAY an inspector to inspect the property even though its not really yours yet ...and may never be??

This can be hard to manage if you have a larger property with a regular size washer.

Once you become an experience flipper you can also get better terms when it comes to hard money especially when you stick to using your regular lender.

You need to sign a regular purchase and sale agreement with an assignability and marketing clause with you as the buyer.