@Denise Lang some copy & paste thoughts:TYPES OF RENTAL INVESTMENTSRecommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

Pad split is great but you need to be careful what cities you do it in cause it will bite you if done wrong 

There has been a lot of emotional damage to both sides. 

If it's something that you have caused then it needs to be corrected.

However, if for example, the company did not install or disconnect the washer and dryer correctly (such as leaving a valve on) while water is turned off prematurely, causing damage, what language do you put in the Lease to also hold other parties accountable such as ALE and appliance install company?   

I also look at it from the perspective of I now have extra cashflow to remove dangerous trees or do preventative maintenance to systems that have higher likely hood of causing damage.For the management I self manage for now so that fee just goes to me.

Technically, Conventional allows 15% down but you end up incurring a hefty hit to your rate/points options when you put down less than 20%, which makes causes most people opt to put 20% down.

Especially if seller just received a windfall from the sale it is definitely worth suing for damages.

It’s easy to switch it up or add to it or replace it if parts or the whole thing gets damaged.

If you get front loading units tell each tenant not to overload the washer because it will cause the seal to give and make the unit leak.