@Natali Cobb depends on what is common for the area.Also, you can put in your ad that W/D negotiable and see what the responses are.

You will likely have common area lighting (interior and exterior), perhaps heating and cooling too. 

In your experience do you see people commonly attempting to offset ordinary income / W2 with syndicated losses, despite the above?

It's common for traveling medical professionals to extend their contracts.

"Is it a common practice to report it as a loss even though I fixed it out of my own pocket?" 

Both common area TI and unit specific TI.  

Eviction and foreclosure are two common real estate processes where you always want to use a lawyer from beginning to end.

Common fees will include a set-up fee, a leasing fee for each turnover or a lease renewal fee, marking up maintenance, retaining late fees, and more.

Very common. 

I don't know your market at all, but it's common for neighborhoods next to the hospital to not always feel safe to out of town nurses--- so just know proximity isn't always the main point.