Painting under kitchen and bathroom sinks to protect from leaky faucets, reinforcing the towel rod with a painted 1x4 behind it.

so much so that there is a symbiosis effect going on that consistently reinforces the dynamic of tenant relying on government and government pandering to clientele (in this case tenants). 

@Robbie Prattjust to reinforce earlier comments: you can only use IRA funds for repairs or any other expenses for properties that are owned by your retirement account.

I will say, it could be worth considering a shot at an actual software solution built for DIY landlords (1 - 15 units) that helps you to automate your own rental process (ie. compared to other tools, one that helps you to actually build a single listing and syndicates it to 10+ major listing sites, allows you to schedule showings, provides you with super thorough tenant screening options, online digital leases which can be customized and help you by breaking out those fees, automated maintenance tracking, and fast rent collection which also offers your tenants the ability to report their positive on-time payments to the major credit bureaus; just another positive reinforcement/added incentive to get them to make those payments on time).

., incentivize by saying the purchase price will be $285,000 if they exercise their option on or before 2 years, or negative reinforcement by having set rental increases if they do not exercise the option by x date?

I may not be able to express the intimate details and explain why this works but it does.Quotes like this reinforce my opinion that velocity banking isn't a strategy, it's a cult. 

The stairs up to the second unit may need to be replaced or reinforced.

I had the carpenter reinforce the corners and build a frame under the sink base so it wouldn't collapse when tenants put stuff in it.I installed RTA in my own kitchen several years ago.  

Thanks for the positive reinforcement, it means a lot.

This will clarify and reinforce what you are reading.