Of course, there are a lot of things to look out for...setting up an appropriate contingency reserve for unexpecteds, getting an accurate scope of work, properly knowing what your time-value-of-money costs are going to be, making sure you're contractor is not pulling crews for other customers, knowing codes and getting your permitting right, and the list goes on.

My bills on the house are around 900 a month including vacancy reserves.  

My response has been that a professional does preventative maintenance annually and confirms working order of the AC.

@Edward Jung the VA loan requires 6 months of PITI reserves for the purchase a 2-4 unit property.

Just dont want to blow 20 to 40k ifyou dont have that money and its just a small fraction of your cash reserves. 

.-  I confirmed the tax rate and took the purchase price as the base.- Any other information would be helpful.Thank you again. 

Even if you were able to find 10% down, the lender would still require you to have another 10% - 15% on top of the DP when you add in closing costs and reserves. 

Therefore, you will want to confirm that the trust company allows for investing in an LLC and the associated fees and minimim balance that applies to the IRA account.2.

Here are the Fannie Mae guidelines for legally non-conforming properties:If the Property's characteristics are legally non-conforming, you must:ensure the Borrower executes the Modifications to Multifamily Loan and Security Agreement (Legal Non-Conforming Status) (Form 6275);confirm whether, if fully or partially destroyed, the Property's Improvements can be fully rebuilt to the pre-casualty condition per current laws, zoning requirements, and building codes; and if the Property’s Improvements cannot be fully rebuilt to the pre-casualty condition, evaluate if the as-rebuilt Property will support the Mortgage Loan at the current Tier, and document your analysis in the Transaction Approval Memo.To assess the Borrower's ability to rebuild Improvements on a non-conforming Property to a level that will support the Mortgage Loan at the current Tier, you should consider: conducting a threshold analysis to determine the resulting actual amortizing DSCR if the reconstructed Improvements cannot be rebuilt as-is per current law; the likelihood of a casualty event (e.g., wind, earthquake, fire, flood, mine subsidence, etc.); the percentage of damage to the Improvements at which the Property’s jurisdiction will require the Property be rebuilt to current zoning and land use requirements (i.e., the destruction threshold); which Property characteristics the destruction threshold percentage applies to, such as market value, assessed value, replacement cost, or unit count; for Properties with multiple buildings, if the destruction threshold percentage applies to each building, or all buildings as a whole; the replacement cost to rebuild per current requirements for zoning, and land use; the Property’s continued marketability, and economic viability; the amount and type of Borrower-maintained insurance coverage required per Part II, Chapter 5: Property and Liability Insurance, Section 501.02C: Ordinance or Law Insurance; insurance loss proceeds payout, compared to increased rebuilding costs, including from building code changes, Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, and the municipality's local zoning requirements (e.g., green compliance for new buildings, etc.); the sufficiency of estimated insurance proceeds from ordinance or law insurance and other coverages to repay the Mortgage Loan in the event of partial or full casualty, or condemnation; and for a Tier 3 or Tier 4 Mortgage Loan, if requiring execution of the Limited Payment Guaranty (Form 6020.LPG) would mitigate the risk of the as-rebuilt Property not supporting a Tier 2 Mortgage Loan.

You could try to reach out to the city department responsible for it to rectify it, but if the tenants have already done so and they've confirmed nothing is wrong...