They are suing for lose toilet, no screen on a window, non-working outlet in bathroom, pests, hall light not working (light bulb needed to be replaced) and non-functioning smoke alarm (they never replaced the batteries).

For every home I've ever bought, I've had a pest, property, roof, and fireplace inspection performed.Once the reports are returned, you can determine if you are ok with the condition (proceed with closing), not ok (exercise your contingency clause and exit the deal), or whether you want to negotiate certain items with the seller to have them fix and/or have them lower the price/give you a credit at closing to compensate you for doing the work.

I have one tenant keep reporting bed bugs, approximately every 2 months.The first time, we sent pest control company, the company found there are few bed bugs in the sofa and did the spray.

They're more about seeing the cash cows that other AMs have discovered and then they try to enter the fray in the 7th innning...typically not by actually starting their own product, but instead by purchasing the AM or business itself and then infesting it with their super inefficient platform.

Beacon Hill estate sale (I won't even tell you how many bedrooms this one has, suffice it to say its a lot) - extensive cosmetic, rat infested, some water damage.5.

Further more, some ideas to generate leads would be finding tired landlords, Send mailers to out of state land lords, Drive neighborhoods looking for vacant and abandoned homes, Talk to the mail carrier and other delivery people because they would know the empty houses in the area, Mailers to Landlords who own more than one property with back taxes, Mailers to Landlords who own tax delinquent multi-family properties, Place “We Buy houses” flyers/business cards at unemployment offices….a lot of people there could be having trouble with their homes and may need a solution, One-page Flyers posted on bulletin boards at large stores-get approval from manager though, Using Craigslist to find sellers, Send emails to craigslist ads with apartments for rent (the emails go to landlords who may be looking to sell, or buying more properties) Target people who have been transferred (job) and must sell NOW, Military transferees, Move-up buyers-People that need to sell and get a bigger house but feel stuck free & clear houses because they might sell with seller financing, Network with moving companies, Network with termite (WDO) and pest control companies, Network with real estate servicers – title companies, insurance agents, mortgage brokers and lenders – everybody knows someone in distress, Network with credit repair companies to assist their customers that must sell, Funeral homes and obituaries, Houses with boarded up doors and windows, Houses with blue tarps on the roof, Network at your local real estate investment or landlord association, Network with your sphere of influence - hand out your business cards to everyone you know- you may learn your neighbor has a friend that needs to sell a house etc.

The only way fencing would fit inside the definition is if the area is so crime infested that you have to put up 10 foot fences topped with razor wire, and who would buy that property as an investment? 

There are no expenses--landscaping, pest control, utilities, etc are all responsibilities of tenant.  

Check driveway, gutter, soffit, floors, walls, doors, windows, kitchen and appliances and whether I have to add outlets if some are hardwired and need replacement, bathroom, closets, transitions, outlets, infestations, structure, etc.

I require tenants to take care of "ordinary pest control" which includes flies, spiders, the occasional mouse, etc.