you are kind of dealing with three diffrent issues here, the thing about not being a legal three unit, super easy don't buy something that's not legal, and your agent really shouldn't be encouring you to break the law, the issues with properties being beat up, the vast majority of multi unit's that sell have some wear & tear that's often the reason for selling, being a tired landlord, if you want turn key, you are proably looking more single family homes or paying big dollars for a turn key multi if it even exists in your market, 3rd we can debate the pro's or con's of this this market but youve hired and agent and 99% of agents are going to tell you its a great time to buy, i'm usually more measured but that's because I have a deep psychological problem in which I care more about being intellectually honest than making money, most agent's however are not afflicted with this disease so your gonna have to make this decision for yourself before you hire any agent.

Given that the property is located in a C/C+ neighborhood with a tenant pool that may not be the best, and with many neighbors owning pets, I'm debating whether to replace the carpet with LVP (Luxury Vinyl Plank) flooring from the outset.I have a cat, and while he's generally well-behaved, there's a chance he might pee on the carpet if he feels threatened by other animals (read: if the other animal is inside the same living space as him).

I’m still debating what market works for me.

They even have what they call "working hours" where and attorney and I think a tax expert are available so you can dial in and ask a question live without being charged extra; I haven't seen an attorney providing that.I am still debating the Titanium membership just because, as I said, I am getting started, though.

I'm debating buying a 3 unit where the existing tenant in the top unit clearly smokes in the unit (cigarette in ash tray in listing photo).

columbus > Cleveland I'd debate anyone on a panel any day mainly the net migrations, economics, development, etc doesn't' mean you can't get good deals but the average house in Cleveland is 114k approx in columbus it's greater 300k

I am debating adding another bed and minor cosmetic updates as a cheaper option to force overall appreciation for a higher monthly rental rate.

There is no discussion/debate/retort on this whatsoever. 

I didn’t post this in order to debate back-and-forth, but to be helpful to those who may be interested.

The life expectancy of a metal roof is admittedly longer than asphalt, but I think this all goes back to the debate of leaving the CAPEX as is and replacing items when broken, or do you like to prepare and rip out everything old and replace it all to make it last for a long time from the start.