Not sure how you can demand seller for repair since it was never brought up.

We are planning on moving into this house and renting out our current house.Purchase Price: $220k cash, buyer pays closing costs, seller gave no disclosures and will make no repairs. 

Appliances are not included in the insurance claim of what's being covered by insurance since that falls under "personal" items.I am planning to buy a new kitchen set with the Black Friday deals coming up; however before I did so I wanted to see if anyone had any recommended tax strategies in terms of categorizing them as a repair vs. cap ex, or being able to possible deduct the expense or depreciate them?

Any advice on recording of repairs and improvements separately?

We close on 1/2/18.So I do not take ownership until 1/2/18.By then they will have gone to a month-to month for 1 day that being 1/1/18 and still under the old rents of $995.They have the copy of my lease which I prefer to use over what they are currently using and was also going to raise rents to $1045 and complete much needed repairs to this property (their unit is fine but, the others need work and so does the property in general).

I would be very surprised if you have any remedy here other than repairing the defects yourself. 

My question is, does it matter when I submit my repairs/contingencies list?

If you are only turning it on a few hours a month, we are talking pennies of electricity.I have a clause in my lease that states landlord can use power for maintenance, repair and improvements.

That would a be a city repair, not mine. 

@Jose Quintanathe hardest part about flipping now is finding the property that you can buy for enough of a discount to make money after all the repairs, commissions and lender fees.