Regular inspections for any signs of wear, cracks, or water damage are advisable to maintain the facade's integrity.Parking and Access: The covered parking area is a significant advantage for tenants, but ensures the area is well-lit and secure to prevent any potential safety issues.Interior Features:Layout: The open floor plan with large windows ensures ample natural light, which is appealing to tenants.

If your property is damaged or even if you think it is, start the claim process now.

Usually this means that the tenants have to provide access (within reasonable common notice), have to cooperate in access to make repairs (if they don't they would be liable for any additional damage caused by delay in repair), and subject to paying for a locksmith because you had to change the locks because they wouldn't give keys or provide access. 

If done this way, the investor could use this as a powerful tax strategy to spread the taxable event over years, lowering the effective tax rate faced from the taxable events.I have heard professionals compare it to an installment agreement, but with more control.

The trust would likely go into effect after your death and then would require filing of its own tax return and things of that nature.

There should be more margin to compensate for the headache, added risk of damage, excess turnover etc.

Are there less expensive ways to get access that are still effective? 

They don’t even meet any of the tenants but to do keyless entry for potential tenants that end up being terrible ones who would damage your home.

I recognize that I don't know enough to be truly effective in my REI.  

The fees vastly make up for any damages.