You have rents of $1,000 in the analysis, but the description makes it sound like it'll just be a wholesale deal. 

My Title conclusion sheet shows Record owner as these 3 people with their grantor, grantee, deed of gift descriptions.

There incentive is to keep units occupied at the highest rent reasonable... pretty similar to yours.To identify property managers, I recommend starting with their leasing departments.A good PM should have the ability to take good pictures, create compelling listing descriptions, utilize technology (online applications, social media campaigns, etc.,) and have a leasing team that you can get in touch with and is flexible to schedule showings.

Would it be easier to write a specific contract for each sum he transfers to me and have 5 or 6 individual notes with descriptive verbage on the terms?

@James Miller From your description it looks good.- All seven properties are investment, correct?

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You should also be planning for costs to evict a tenant based on your description, in addition to the upgrades outlined by your home inspector. 

We're looking at side-by-side or up/down duplexes that are 1500-2000 square feet per side with 3 bedrooms and 2-3 bathrooms per side.Does anybody on here own a duplex that fits this description?

(Says upside in description) Call up the county or  and ask them if a sale if a sale would trigger a re-assessment.

The envelope will contain half a dozen descriptive flyers for my houses, business cards, and several nice metal pens that say "Furnished houses in Coffeyville Kansas.