My lease states tenants are required to replace light bulbs and smoke detector batteries; my FL attorney wrote the lease.

, motor oil stored in the garage, usually a dead battery there as well, etc.

There is a bus terminal (greyhound, city buses, etc.), bike paths, and an Amtrak train station, too.All of the things I've mentioned are a quick walk from Gannon.As for housing, generally the more west you go and the more south you go, the better the neighborhoods.  

There is also usually a battery hit since they are always running in the background waiting for a call.

I swear that's a term in Utah!

Consider adding any of your properties to be offered by reserve auction.Study the market, have a plan, know your spending limits.Form an investors group, pool cash for more buying power.As an investor always be prepared to do business.( keep contract offers with you, blank checks, screw gun, flashlight with good batteries pens and blank addendum).Wishing you good luck and successful investing. 

Should we reconsider our decision to focus on long term in your opinion?

@Ryan Moore the terms of management contracts vary from one company to another, but it is common for them to be for an initial fixed-term and then either automatically renew for another fixed term or simply revert to month-to-month.The contracts terminate immediately upon sale of the property so you would either want to sign a contract with the existing or a new management company prior to closing, or be prepared to take over management yourself on closing day.

Make the rules in advance, enforce them consistently and fairly, and remember that the tenant's job is to manage your investment, not act like a defiant child.Your initial objective is to make it clear to tenants that you are running your operation as a business, there is a new sheriff in town, what was in the past was between tenant and former owner.Existing tenants should be given an opportunity to reapply or given plenty of notice that you are terminating but must okay established monthly rent, on time, until that date to vacate. 

If on MTM just give them a notice terminating their tenancy, if you have such a thing in your area.