Also for rentals condos are normally very tough to make money. 

This is normal. 

Coffee stains under the fridge or a dust bunny in a corner, not if you want the 5 star review and the repeat bidness 🤪 What would be included in a deep clean that is not normally cleaned?

And so even though the agent was very rude to us about this we did put it together and we pad what we normally pay..

The investors that I work with value that we act as their boots on the ground for the transaction and normally use the equity gain to buy the next property.  

https://www.zillow.com/research/october-2024-rent-report-345...It's normal for the market to slow down in winter, especially right around Thanksgiving and Christmas.

In that case, I would have normal pest control for the property which would include spraying for fleas & ticks. 

Lenders will probably will not allow you to close normal loans under the LLC.

I would look for a custodian who does not charge a fee based on your assets.I normally see the costs being A one time set-up fee along with an annual reoccuring fee.The thing you want when opening up an SDIRA is that the return that you will make with alternative investments will be greater than the fee that is charged to you for the SDIRA plus the return you would have likely gotten with a regular IRA.

Yes, it's normal for lenders to ask you to unfreeze your credit until closing.