Here are a few:- Loose stair railings that you decided to fix next year instead of now because money is tight.- The wasp nest that you noticed underneath the front porch and decided to disregard.- A hot tub that isn't wired correctly because you hired the housekeeper's husband to do it for you for 50 bucks.- The shiny new barbeque grill that you had the housekeepers place on the wood deck next to the railings.- That quirky, and warm, light switch that you didn't notice because you haven't been to the property in a year.- The shower that you noticed is awfully hot but failed to check into it more before you left.And so on. 

Are they paying market rent, are they excessively long or about to expire, etc etc. 

@Cj PowderhornHi CJ, Regarding your Cape Coral experience, the median time on market for duplex rentals for the April to present time period was 37 days, so yes, your vacancy period for that unit was excessive.

To say they use too much TP is a DEFECT of property as it's NOT working in standard order and you WILL loose in court.

It will typically last long enough that it goes out of style before it needs replacing from excess damage.  

This way there will no be loose ends and title transfer will be clean, you wont even have to issue a quit claim deed.

Depending on your interest rates you may be able to get a better return on your excess money than by paying off the mortgages.

I have the funds to pay for the roof replacement, and I would pay for it ahead of the actual purchase, but hate loosing on the tax depreciation on installing a new roof since I'll be paying for something I don't own.

Speaking as both an investor and realtor based in FtL, these small MF are very difficult to get into at the moment due to excessively high pricing leading to negative cashflow if you plan to finance them. 

While that bodes well for opportunities, the out of pocket cost would be excessively high as well.