Also, I don't know if it would be worth it from a liability perspective either, but would advise to chat with an insurance pro/legal pro.When purchasing a primary residence, conventional loan guidelines will require you to take down the property in your personal name.When it comes to taxes, you'll likely be able to take the standard deduction AND itemize Interest, Taxes, Insurance, Depreciation, and expenses prorated based off the rented portion of the property when reporting the 1040 along with W2 income.

Only thing better would be initial deposit and then paid in full upon Certificate of Occupancy and punchlist complete.Of course, standard items should also be checked: licensed, insured, willing and able to pull all required permits, reference checks.I would also commonly avoid the cheapest bid you get.  

You seem to already have US based accounts, so you are good there too.The last item here is the definition of "good".  

The final straw was when my property went into abatement after an inspection, due to the property management company's failure to address tenant requests for the exact items that caused the issue.

Depending how long your LTR was in there, you might need to fix or update a few items. 

I asked for proof (receipts, itemized costs, etc.), but he hasn’t provided any satisfactory documentation. 2.

There are a few other items but the point is and has always been, the underwriting performed was sloppy, broad stroked and lacked basic inter line item relationship logic.

Now, I typically only use them to skim stats on reviews and the more basic items. 

You don’t need a 50 page llan you will never refer too but a one pager with actionable items is my recommendation

If the property is making money - and I mean really generating good cash flow - then those taxes are just another line item in your budget.