But it was the washing machine.

Well time tested that the best deals are done driving for dollars....So you can use an app called Deal Machine...right on the spot to the point where as your parked in front of the property you can send out a post card...

Some stains are better removed without even using a carpet cleaning machine.

Welcome to BP and to real estate investing.Real estate is an amazing machine for building wealth, and can be used for protecting wealth, insulating from risk and gaining tax benefits, throughout the years.

Does anyone have experience in owning ice machines.

You don't have any way of knowing what condition they got the unit in, unless there's some good documentation from the previous owner (rarely is there), and smoking takes repainting, sometimes new carpet, ozone machines, and deep cleaning of everything to get the smell out so you probably don't have enough deposit to get it done.

Another example is mold/mildew in the washing machine - that wasn't there at closing. 

Does anyone currently own laundry machines in multi-family properties or apartment buildings?

He has installed slot machines, some of which work but don’t run on money.

I really want to buy a rental asap due to money making machines this beach town brings but I don't want to have to wait until my DTI comes down.