I know the process of touring houses, getting home inspection, researching market rents, looking for tenants, screening tenants, etc takes up a lot of time.

The reason is the rent-to-price ratio is good so you can cash flow, and most of the West side doesn’t have a Point of sale inspection which is really annoying.

I bought the house about a year ago and the only thing noted in the inspection report was the need for extended downspouts.

Property Managers also have a network of reliable contractors that can help you inspect or prepare a property for rent.

We were under contract for a couple of months while we got through the various contingency periods (attorney approval, inspections, appraisal) and while the tenants were given a sufficient amount of time to move out. 

Similar with Florida HOA cost increases due to Mandated structure inspections and subsequent repairs.  

I'll try to give you some feedback in the order you asked it.1) We require a walk through inspection every 6 months for all of our LTRs.

Hi all,I had a tenant move out leaving over $5k in damages.  My property manager company sent the past tenant a bill for the damages which the tenant did not respond to.  After giving the past tenant time to pay the b...

Also, when you do your home inspection (hopefully), a lot of these guys are familiar with maintenance costs and replacement costs.  

Also, you'll need an architect and engineer inspections to make sure the structure is safe.