However, she will sign a new lease with us, have a rent increase, and be required to stop smoking in the garage, clean-up all clutter in the yard, remove an unauthorized and poorly built deck, and adhere to the 2 vehicle parking rule.

This may be simply adding a wraparound porch or deck, creating outdoor seating areas for relaxing and entertaining, or get on the designer shed bandwagon.

Does looking at the deck and how it's attached to the house or the wiring in the electric panel provide insight to anyone??

Let them become homeowners and then they can drive as many 4 inch steel bolts into their own shingles & decking as they like. 

When we replaced the roof/decking we ended up needing to replace about $2k worth of trim that was hidden under the first roof.

OOS people in your area and mine quickly realize the deck is stacked against them for picking places in passable neighborhoods and carrying out long-distance rehabs.If small multifamily is what you want, you can keep looking for your unicorns, or you can figure out a different business strategy.

So we are no way experience at all.Here is the info:- 3 UNITS - 2BD/1BA - 1 UNIT - 1BD/1BA- GYM ON PROPERTY UNDER UNIT 1- SECURITY SYSTEM IN EACH UNIT WITH 3 OUTDOOR CAMERAS- POOL WITH LARGE PARTY DECK- STONE FIRE PIT- SOLID SURFACE COUNTERTOPS- ENGINEERED WOOD FLOORS- STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCE PACKAGE-Potential Rent Calculated to be: $1,800, $2,700, and $2,800.As a noobie investor looking to get experience, I thought I would help my father move down and help run the property, find tenants, market, manage, etc. until I can systemize it and move back to Boston, MA (where we are currently located).

Two or more layers of shingles are not ideal, even if they use more nails than they should, lacking of adhesion to plain wood or the film layer before the shingles (water shield or decking protection felt) is gone.  

But I’m local and if you’d bring a cigar or two we can chat till your happy on my deck as the apocalypse goes on.

We now have two extended stay fully furnished rentals, decked out with the finest furnishings and twice a month cleaning services.