If they're some major wiring, pluming, or foundation issues we would have to call in a professional.

Well a week into my vacation the toilet clogged up again, my brother called a pluming company and had the sewage pipe replace from the house to the street and the tree dug up. 

I am including drywall, paint, texture, cabinets, flooring, trim, shower, sinks, pluming fixtures and light fixtures.

I will be needing Roofing, Pluming, Electrician, General Contractor, to assist me on some rehab projects coming up.

House needs all wires and pluming (so they said), electricity is definitely needed.

I would move there, what I wouldn't have said about my first offer.Windows were fine, can't tell about pluming & wiring.

(they cut copper and wires)we put in to it 1 month of self work (learned from youtube) plus hired a professional (for the shower and kitchen) at total of 20k.we sold it just now for 35k (lost 7k)the good thing is that i can notice the mistakes:1. we've upgreaded the elctrical sistem at a bout 4k. most buyers dont care for that and it cause a lot of holes in the old plaster wall (much worse the dry wall)2. we didnt paint the outside- thinking it less important (its very important)3. we used stick on tiles instead of vinyl floor (1 days extra work), replaced windows that were old but not in a bad shape and a few more extras there and to littles here...4. to stress to buy (we were not local and had a flight back home) and to sell (we thought the snow slow the market down- its not so true)to summaries it:dont buy a house with electrical issues, bad windows, and rough exterior.dont be afraid from holes in the walls, old paint or pluming issues- those are reliability easy to fix and drop the purchase price dramatically.now we will buy 2 more houses with a purchase price of 12-20k, remodeling budget of 8-10k.we predicts a 15k profit on a flip and 20% roi on a rental (1 house for each niche)i leave you with some pictures

You need to get to know the attitude and quality of tenant, whether they promptly report issue, to know how long of a leash you can put them on.I will give notice to inspect to check fire/smoke detectors furnaces etc. and while there insure there are no leaks in pluming, windows etc. basically make sure everything is working OK and have a friendly chat with tenant while observing the general condition of the unit.If I get a feeling of resentment from the tenant I simply explain I am a pro active landlord and am concerned about the maintenance of their home etc. etc.

From there, I will create a list of tasks (foundation, framing, plywood and insulation, electrical wiring, pluming, HVAC, etc.. )and will get quotes from subcontractors and go from there.

We hire out the pluming, it is so specialized.