Of the 3 houses I have purchased so far, we spend $3,000 on the first house just doing small stuff like light fixtures, ceiling fans, smoke detectors, and various minor repairs.

Having a rusty old truck out side that when I start up a cloud of black smoke slides through the neighborhood (I have done that... not good).  

Just don’t say you’re getting a smoking hot deal and need this $300 from the seller  Ps. 

I don't smoke so I don't keep track of current marijuana laws.

There is absolutely no evidence of smoking of any kind in that apt.

I send them a final email the day they arrive and try to troubleshoot problems the moment they come up (smoke alarm was beeping last night for our current guests but I told him to press the right button to stop it). 

This sump pump is not running and if I do let it run it causes smoke from within hence the plumber adviced to remove it from the outlet. 

It took two months to get resolved and the tenant left the property so dirty I had to replay all the flooring..Including a nice bamboo floor, paint everything because the non smoking property was so gritted up from pot smokers, and strip and refinish the kitchen cabinets because there was so much grease on them it was like a rendering plant that had never been cleaned before.Maintenance — contractors can be contractors and the PM really do nothing to hold them accountableFollow up — they do not follow up on anything unless it creates revenue for them.  

The first is that he smokes cigarettes and pot (not legal here) in his apartment for which we have had complaints about (as the smell travels) from both the apartment above him and from the renter of the commercial space below him.

Seems a little off to me, but as a new investor I'm in the dark.