Remember this is INVESTING and with that our lens of focus is measured in years and decades not months.

 @Linda CooperHere is the verbiage directly from Fannie Mae:A four-year waiting period is required, measured from the discharge or dismissal date of the bankruptcy action.Exceptions for Extenuating CircumstancesA two-year waiting period is permitted if extenuating circumstances can be documented, and is measured from the discharge or dismissal date of the bankruptcy action.For FHA it's a 3 year wait from the discharge date and there’s quite a few banks and lenders that will do portfolio loans after 2 years of the loan being discharged.I hope this helps and have a great day.

Retail and office leasing in my market you often times get paid half the commission at lease signing, then the other half when the tenant opens for business which can be measured in months or years (yes really).

Removing and resetting railing, remove and reset near dozen boards with supply half dozen, yeah, not a job measured in hundreds.

It is important to note whether the GPs are substantially committed as this shows they have skin in the game as well.IRR (Internal Rate of Return): A measure used to evaluate the profitability of an investment by calculating the discount rate that equates the present value of cash inflows and outflows.

I doubt I could remember all of the tools we've used on our rentals, but I'll give it a shot.Screwdrivers of various sizes/types, hammers, crowbar, cat's paw, shovels, rakes, broom & dust pan, wrenches of various sizes/types, pliers, wire strippers, circuit tester, reciprocating saw, circular saw, hacksaw, tile saw, miter saw, table saw, box cutter, scissors, pencils, tape measure, level, drill with bits and other attachments, string, saw horses, rotozip, heatgun, clamps, tin snips, saber saw, trowels, buckets, sheet rock knives, nail guns, paint brushes, rollers, trays, paint sprayer, rags, hoses & sprayers, power washer, tarps, carpet stretcher, work lights, garbage cans, paper tiger, garden sprayer, extension ladder, step stool, 6 & 8 foot step ladders, air compressor, toilet brush, shop vac, extension cords, fans . . . . . . .

When it comes to compliance the enforcement measures they could likely be initially applied to each property owner to motivate one of the owners to respond.  

Click to link to our latest email to Owners & TenantsHey BP, happy April...if your weeks have been like mine then I'm sure you have had little time for organized responses and even less for productive posts on Bigger Pockets.In the interest of helping everyone by sharing our template for managing properties, above is the link to our latest video cast to both our owners and tenants - this is a really difficult challenge for a property management company because we have opposing needs, collecting rent at a time when increasingly tenants are out of work.The situation is exacerbated with Ohio's delays in processing unemployment (we have flooded a filing system that uses decades old software with an annual equivalent of applications within a month's time - Article) and increasingly stringent containment measures keeping more people at home unable to work.I recommend everyone attend the 2pm updates by our Ohio Governor - Mike DeWine, this has been instrumental in helping our organization understand the best control measures and the latest efforts to control the virus. 

I too am a newbie but I do know that when you're screening tenants you'll want to make sure that you're doing it the same way for everyone and that you have your tenant requirements based on something that can be measured and in writing so you don't break any Fair Housing Laws.

Painting and flooring are going to be about the only ones on that list that you can reliably estimate with measurements the others will be a rougher estimate.