In some cases a tenant can even deduct the cost of repairs from rent, if the landlord doesn't perform after requesting repair on essential items require to make the property habitable. 

June data was released today regarding the Central Texas housing market and the data trends performed as anticipatedThe The City of Austin saw an increase in median home price from $565,000 to $575,000, n increase of $10,000 from the preceding month and a 42% increase from the previous year.

Therefore, damaging the investment by not performing regular maintenance.· Trying to find things to do/charge for when there is no need in order to create additional income.· Long term agreements – trying to make as much money possible of the home while have it locked under contract· Subcontracting!!

Is there a checklist you use or a certain group of tasks that you have the trades perform as preventive measures? 

I read a Facebook post recently in a Real Estate Investment Group that was asking for advice about suing a GC that took the investors money and did not perform the work.

Starting a Real Estate Agent Team is a huge commitment and the team will not last or succeed without a full commitment and systems in place.Just like the experience folks have mentioned, you need more experience to attract top performers or like-minded/go-getters like yourself to your team.My 2 cents are:Continue your full-time jobSend your referrals to a trusted and capable agentContinue to optimize your "proprietory" lead generation strategiesClose more deals.

What if they don't perform as contracted?

Travis County on July 15 also uploaded an agenda for its July 20 commissioners court meeting that includes plans to discuss Samsung's application for an economic development performance agreement there.If Samsung chooses Austin or rural Taylor, the company’s $17 billion investment — one of the largest foreign investments in recent U.S. history — would catapult Central Texas into a new era of semiconductor technology.

The benefit to hard and private money is usually they don't require much of a down payment, there's less criteria on the performance of the property at purchase, they can usually close a little faster, and there's little to no underwriting on you as a borrower. 

If you don't have that kind of time, or aren't willing to deal with the headaches that can come up, outsource those operational tasks to a property manager (fixing a furnace, finding prospective tenants, dealing with neighbor complaints, etc).