Makes it easy for me to talk to all of them at once, and then I don't get 4 individual tickets for a broken toilet.

For the time you are fulfilling the criteria to gain ownership, she will not object or interfere.Especially because the bank is involved, I can’t guarantee success, but for $500, I’ve spent more on a gamble before with the chance to play.Look at it this way, let’s say that someone offered you the opportunity to buy a lotto ticket with a 50/50 chance to win 100k.Would you buy it for $500?

At that point, start stabilizing the properties, proactively spend some cash on big ticket items (roof, furnace etc. that you know are coming due) or upgrades, then start paying them off.

You're going to want to follow the following general rule of thumb:- 0.5 mile radius- same zip code- Sold in last 3 months- Same unit count- Same bed/bath count- Same square footage(this is not fully exhaustive but they're the big ticket items)If the appraiser selects comps that are closer matches to the above than the comps you want to use, you're going to have a tough chance arguing for the usage of your comps over theirs. 

If not they will reject it and you will have to resubmit a new ticket and wait longer.

If not, tenants have to remove or be ticketed.

Set this up by doing the math and getting the right loan so that your place nearly breaks even after a capital expenditure account is paid (for those big ticket items). 

You just need to have a good foundation repair company and a good plumber (or multiples of each) on your team.Just watch out for the big ticket items:  foundation, plumbing, electrical, roof and AC - these can quickly bust your budget if you aren't planning to repair/replace them...Remember that the older you go in terms of build year, the more of the above issues you are likely to run into.

Ticketmaster and Seek Geek has an option that lets you search for tickets prices with all of the fees included. 

You’ll get clobbered because big ticket items needing to be replaced and occasional updating or make ready turnovers between tenants will cost you many thousands.