Your best bet is to contact the commercial banker at the bank who holds the first position mortgage on the property.

If you have it under contract  and tell them You’ll be having the  work done in the next 2 months most of the time it’s a free estimate since they’re trying to win the business.

It can be the difference between losing money and owning a winning property.

A win for you, is a win for them, because your growth is theirs as well.

Remember if you do… The STRs that win are the ones unlike any in the local market and also give the extra bit more of appeal and experience.

I'll bet there was no locksmith or the tenant locked themselves out of the house.Unless there was a defective lock, I wouldn't pay and even then, why didn't the tenant call you?

If its' long term appreciation (which I'm personally not a fan of betting on) you can look at it as, if you put a small 3.5% down payment using FHA or Fannie Mae, and your property appreciates on average at 3% a year.

How could I create a win-win for the seller and myself?

Your best bet for locating and connecting with this individual is on BiggerPockets or your local REI meet-up.

Some major wins for the year: I started with a rent role due to turnover of about 52,000 per month.