Any damage to the wallpaper, paint, walls, floors, carpeting, doors, windows, window treatments, light fixtures, appliances, or other improvements to the Property (to include burst water pipes due to freezing caused by neglect or carelessness of the Tenant, his family, or any of his guests), in excess of ordinary wear and tear, shall be promptly repaired or replaced by tenant, at Tenant’s sole expense, so as to restore the Property to the same condition as existed prior to the commencement of the Term.

That means if you've got a manager that charges you $100 to make one-off visits to change a light switch cover, authorizes repairs beyond what your contract says, and so on, you need to be cognizant of perhaps finding another manager.The whole beauty of having a PM is not having to do it yourself.

Teaching has the main benefit of summers off, not the pay, so savings is light, but time in the summer is there.Find local meetups and go to at least one a month and don't try to find out how to do a deal, you aren't ready, find out why you want to do a deal.

I got faith that my "BP Fam" can shed some light on this for me, so big thanks in advance.

If you make it "generic" and try to push rents, you will get some alright tenants, and of course, if you have a dirty property with half the lights burnt out, you will get less than stellar tenants.

We did a light rehab which included paint, carpet, fixtures, turf in the backyard, and a new roof.

In one case, he actually was instruction the incompetent attorney for the former owner on how to present his case in the best light for the judge. 

Or maybe even just focus on properties with a very light rehab?

In light of the recent lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors (NAR), There has been significant discussion regarding real estate commissions following this settlement.

Glad to see someone bringing this to light here.