Oh also, after we sent the lien, then this a*ssclown has the nerve to be like "Oh, uh, actually there are some touch ups you still need to do.

This is some significant work (remodeling bathrooms and the like goes beyond just a bit of touch up paint, a good cleaning and changing the locks).Therefore, all of these expenses will be added to the basis and depreciated along with the purchase price of the house. 

Needless to say, make sure everything is clean.Take and Touch Up Pictures: Choose the time of day when the unit gets the most sun, turn on all the lights, and take pictures of your beautifully staged home.

I guess a touch up paint will resolve it.Someone with a good income and credit score can still be messy and clumsy and cause excess wear and tear.I personally do not accept checks by mail.

Account Closed you're  right, a lot of the 2-3 unit buildings especially just get minor paint and carpet touch-ups, as many investors try to do the bare minimum just to get by without any major repairs.

From an architecture stand point, we use tremendous amount of textual data such as zoning codes, contracts, building codes, proposals, specifications, communication logs, meeting notes and more.

Even when you save it as PDF it is still a picture rather than textual (even though you can read from the picture).

We paint first then touch up.

Terminate the current ;lease whenever possible, touch up the place, and re-rent at market value.  

Require tenants to mow lawn.On the first year I buy my expenses are always higher but each year I seem to have less and less work as I don't have to repaint all the surfaces and just do a quick touch up with the exact same color of paint.