By creating a process, you can prevent these issues from taking place and save yourself a lot of time, trouble, and money.

But also, how long does it take in this case?

It's a very big issue in my market, the #1 I hear from take-overs, how there place was decent, all was good at start but once tenant was in, they were getting a constant stream of maintenance notices. 

I take 2000 sq ft homes and add bedrooms. 

Any and all comments are welcome thank you!

Yes, it takes a while to stabilize an asset.

Assessments in NJ are not done on sale, unless it's a new build or a complete renovation where the permits tip them to reassess, so every three years or so they reassess all of the properties and taxes go up most of the time.

Sounds like you have been letting fear get in the way of taking the leap. 

I have been using RentRedi as a way to do all the screening and applications.

A lot of buildings don't have a carrier willing to insure at all.