Lastly, I make sure that we are double checking and doing proper due diligence - I walk the property and do an in-depth investor walkthrough for them, we do a home inspection, we have a licensed GC to walk and write up an itemized bid, etc.And to answer the last part of your question, one of the hottest markets is Columbus Ohio!

Giving them a laundry list of items will typically just overwhelm them and create more confusion instead of giving them a smaller step process to get more confidence to get the ball rolling and then they can get into the weeds on their state when they get the contractors out there, have local bids come in, and dial in their plan. 

The green boxed items are the form, and the "sell my house now" button.So the green boxes represent all the conversions.

Are you going to negotiate inspection items, contingencies etc.

No, you cannot "write off a new truck every 3 years" as these reckless YouTube professors suggest.Prepay or delay personal itemized deductions.

Eric,Without going into too much detail on each line item, at first I use my back of the napkin method with a 40-50% expense ratio.

Amazon never sold all those items at first.

First you need to learn to separate the following:Maintenance: usually things related to wear & tear or tenant damage.Repairs: usually broken items like doors & windows, caused by tenant or nature.Capital Improvements: usually expensive things that wear out: hot water tanks, furnaces, roofs, etc.The seller is correct that Repairs & Capital Improvement items should not be a factor for awhile (ALWAYS get your own inspection to confirm).

Another complex I own in will replace the kitchen cabinets and flooring in the units as they were originally sold with these items.

I think by waiting to last minute to put things together you miss items and year end tax planning becomes problematic.