Specifically, anything indicating that the lease is completed and both sides have no claims or issues with each other.

In that sitatuation your father would have to claim the fee as income and it would be depreciable, I don't think.

I'm not saying it's impossible to get small, value-add MF in the Southeast, but I am saying that most people I talk to have no idea what they're up against and often have unrealistic expectations of what they can buy here for the money.

Maybe at $10k it would be worth pursuing in small claims court.    

My sister had my parents' house passed down to her in a quick claim deed, which is also fully paid off Zestimate ~$420K, but she does have some "good debt", roof/windows for house $50K and car payments for her car and my mother's $25K= total debt $75K.

We wouldn't even offer to clean this up as lawn maintenance is 100% on tenant unless an act of nature causes damage.Review your lease and make sure this is covered for future unrealistic tenants!

Rarely does it make sense to file a claim where a monetary collection objective exists unless there's insurance proceeds potentially waiting for you at the end of the tunnel.

What I've gathered from speaking with the previous owners realtors, is that the husband and wife went through a divorce proceeding back around 2014, the husband agreeing to quit claim the property to the wife, in return for her within 1 year refinancing him off the loan.In a brief conversation with the husband, he seemed to confirm that the quit claim was signed, but by her, because he had given her POA on the house (for which there is public record filed regarding the POA).

They need to tell people this is a full time job and create a truly "plug and play" system like they claim that only requires a few hours of work per week.

Look into the requirements for a small claims case.