.:  For example any water leak, of the contractor charges me $250, out of that $60 tenant pays.As everyone else has mentioned, charging a fee is stupid. 

Most lockboxes out there are not validating IDs when there are showing requests so it only takes one or two bad apples to land you in hot water with the owners. 

You can try to research to make sure the utilities are there for sewer, water, electric, etc. 

(Current cost to bring in water line is around $140k or a well starts around 40k with no guarantee of hitting water) What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

She claimed "air quality" and "water quality" problems among her chief concerns.

If you want to make it easier, look for one where it's all direct replacement meaning the water and gas and appliances are staying in the same place - less permits and less cost.

Haven’t discussed pricing yet but probably won’t get as great of a deal on this one but it is a beautiful log cabin with big windows and fireplace overlooking the water.

Get it rented through the winter, then you can rent it at market rate in the spring/summer.

Hey @Meghan BegueI used to live in the Springs but now live in Denver and invest out of state.

I do not unless it is an emergency so the pipe bursting recently was flooding their home and unfortunately they didnt know how to turn the water off regardless that I told them how before etc!