Try to request the death certificate at your county Viatical Statistics Dept.Whomever filed it out will be your first point of contact.

I’d like an easy way for tenants to pay rent, submit repair requests, etc.

I have made repeated requests for the tenants to pay the $750 of rent due from March and the tenants have just ignored my requests.

I have made repeated requests for the tenants to pay the $750 of rent due from March and the tenants have just ignored my requests.

And the property manager has made repairs as we request them.

This surely affects my CoC ROI and the amount of money I would need upfront.I didn't process the preapproval request yet as I was wondering if that was all fairly standard? 

That is usually an extra service you need to request from home inspectors, but a good idea on a property this old. 

Believe it or not, we've had a lot of requests and inquiries on this.

Robin, contact the City of Syracuse Codes office and request an inspection for the certificate of occupancy and let the building fail and then request the city place a condemned or similar notice. 

I have been in the house twice already, nothing stands out as a major issue although when I requested to look at the basement, the realtor reported that he does not have access to it at the moment and that we can gain access once a home inspection is underway.