Your lender most likely requires you to occupy within 30 days of purchase, so make the seller remove them so you have time to clean/repair after closing. 

You would have a much easier permitting process if the work were to repair vs. go with new.  

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Another part of the problem is the landlords themselves; the landlords buy low income housing for cash flow, and if the property needs repairs, maintenance, capital improvements, they’re reluctant to “upset” their expected cash flow by investing in the property.  

If you have been using expensive vendors, consider switching to more affordable service providers or negotiating bulk discounts for regular services like landscaping or repairs.

Most recently, I worked with a client out here in Colorado that let their parade of homes house (from 25 years ago) in a gated community literally fall to pieces; mold between window panes, water infiltrating the kitchen due to lack of roof repair, patio pavers crumbling apart, downspout misplacements that caused water infiltration into the living room....just a mess. 

How do you handle repairs, compared with other B+ and A type real estate classes?

But the best ways to get started are, in my opinion: 1) save up enough for a 10-20% down payment and then save a lot more on top of that for reserves, overages, and any unforeseen repairs.    2) have your financial house in order and have credit above 700 to get more favorable rate and terms from lenders.   3) speak to a loan officer that is experienced with fix and flips and get the necessary documents together for a pre approval (typically not much required, usually a valid ID, LLC docs if any, and two months of bank statements showing funds for down payment and reserves). 

I had a busted sewer pipe in there, which has been repaired and everything has dried up, and appears to be staying dry.

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