No, Biden said nothing about clean up costs I do believe.

If they go up the buyer get hosed.

Early indications as I expected is that they have gone up slightly. 

Kudos to you for doing something to create a secondary income stream. there are 5 income streams in RE rentals, possibly six if you do things a certain way.The reality here is your model (buy box) is suffering from too high an entry and too high a cost of capital.

My mother-in-law is saying that my wife needs to sign off on the loan.

All - we are going to implement Follow Up Boss CRM.

Clean-up costs- make sure you have sufficient coverage.D. 

., the new RI rental registry and associated lead paint inspections/certificates).It's up to you whether you're able to do it, but I think you'll get a lot out of the experience if you can try it for a year or two.

I would have to get with the property manager and mimic the exact plans they have set up in the lease, all of which were probably customized by the PM to get a few extra dollars.  

It's difficult to see how a tenant will be after screened and signing a lease.