And how much would you have spent in time and money to even find a deal?

My wife will never listen to a podcast, and I learned that after sending her countless ones and realizing she never listened.

As for masterclasses, they can be great if you pick one with practical, up-to-date strategies.

One said I needed one type of exit light, while the other said the municipality couldn’t make me do that kind of thing and I could go with a different cheaper option.  

One place is $8,000 yearly condo fee. 

So, I would be very conservative (for your standpoint) on the researched estimate.I would do what I suggested above, then if the tenant takes you to small claims court you explain to the judge the legislative time restrictions you were under in order to come up with an accurate repair expense.This is yet another example of how "tenant protection" laws, in practice, end up hurting the tenant in the end.

I would like to interject, while data drives decisions, one of the first things I'm looking at is the location and surrounding area. 

A lot of time they will offer less.

Buy their equity over time with no intrest. 

Not a good one to go with.