This is what happened with my Class C#1 - tenant has called for repairs 7 times in 9 months.

Hard worker with lots of enthusiasm, ready to soak up knowledge.Seeking opportunities in the Shoals area—Tuscumbia, Russellville, Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield.

Part of the game is getting in front of homeowners but once you are there, you'll need to know how to determine a property's current AND after-repair value (ARV).

-Why didn't the repair company do the cleaning?

Repairs vs.

Purchase price: $200,000 Cash invested: $15,000 Sale price: $260,000 Purchased a cosmetic flip, invested about 8k in repairs, and a couple thousand for using a HML, listed on market and received multiple offers all above asking price.

This amount includes utilities, taxes, insurance, repairs (8% of rents), vacancy (8% of rents), and capex (5% of rents).Link to the Redfin listing: https://www.redfin.com/ME/Augusta/39-Oak-St-04330/home/99940...

However, it needs a good $100-150k in repairs/updates, which may be significantly higher due to specialty construction.Since the grandparents passed away, the children are thinking about selling. 

Generally I prefer money off to seller repairs because sellers have a vested interest in fixing things as cheaply as possible.

There have also been times when I needed to put and pay for a hotel for such things as tenting a building, do major plumbing or big repairs etc….