If there is not HOA, the only enforcement would be from a disgruntled neighbor who might end up filing a lawsuit against you over a potential Commercial use. 

It demanded to replace full flooring, scrape walls and repaint costing entire year worth of rent from that unit.Question: are there technical solutions inexpensive to remove cat urine instead of replacing all wood , carpet and walls?

Is the payoff on decreased maintenance/standardization of units worth the upfront cost.

You can find deals on platforms like LoopNet or CREXi.If you're ever curious about exploring opportunities outside of your area, such as in the Indianapolis market, I'd be happy to share insights—it's a strong market for multifamily with great cash flow potential.

either before, or just reduce the price to account for the cost and you do them.

I probably won't book any place that does not have instant booking turned on in the future.If I am not mistaken, instant book is a search criteria on one of the platforms, and if you are not doing that, then your pool of potential customers is smaller by some degree.  

The cheapest/potentially no-cost option is just doing public records searches and contacting owners directly.

Settlement Fee to Title Company: $895 [I think this is high and seems like they are putting the entire settlement fee on my side and its not listed under my contract costs above]O.

It's just that those potential movements will be based on other considerations (chiefly, incoming economic reports) and NOT on the Fed's rate cut.To make matters more confusing, it's important to remember that Fed policy still has a tremendous impact on rates, but that impact stems from the Fed's words and quarterly projections.

I’m less concerned about the small items, and I focus on where big costs surprises can come up (new sewer lines, breaker upgrades, galvanized piping, etc) so I can re-trade my offer appropriately.