No wall knock down, just old hardwood floor change, and maybe bathroom remodel.  

If you go with another company also knock on their door at random times and ask for the latest Income & Expense report.  

Forget about the emails and text which are easy for you just go and knock on the door and talk to the tenant.Joe Gore

The only property I've purchased with an existing tenant was a foreclosure, and we simply knocked on the door and asked for all their info before we bid on the home. 

if there was someone living there would you have door knocked them ?

Hi, soon to be landlord and buy/hold investor *knock on wood*I am compiling what I consider my 'dream' team  for investing and managing my RE buy and hold portfolio.  

I knocked on the door multiple times and nobody was home.

I also don't ring the door bell when I go to a house I knock.

We had to make approx 5,000 calls to knock out the first deal.Can anyone answer the OP's questions?

Here are some of the details:purchase, rehab, holding costs, and expected realtor fees are currently at $90k all in. holding costs look to be about $1000 per monthit has been on the market for 96 days with 2 price dropsproperty has been rehabbed pretty thoroughlynew floors (mostly carpet)new paint (inside and out)fully remodeled kitchenremodeled bathroom finished upper (bungalow) with master bath and sitting areanew furnace and ACno garage, but garage slab (old one was knocked down before I bought it)is on 54th and a block north of North Ave, a little Northeast of WauwatosaI had some interest when it first went on the market (a dozen showings), but have had no offers. typically the concerns that are shared revolve around the location.