. ($3,500.00)Attempt to locate existing plumbing leak in house.

It could simply be a rotted floor joist from a bathroom leak or rotted subfloor.

Hi everyone , I have a leak on the kitchen.

Define what it is what you want to do otherwise it will be almost impossible to know who should be on your team.But, hey, just one opinion from an out-of-state investor sitting behind his iPhone in California! 

Once you start renting the unit, you will also get a better feeling from the tenants as certain things they wont even look twice at as they don't care but that comes after your first property.As a side note, also consider any headaches you might have in the future with tenants if some of the things you don't repair break down such as HVAC or windows causing leaks.

Make a list of all deferred maintenance... baths/kitchen ages, age of floors, etc... anything that may need replaced soon.Major issues: HVAC agesRoof - look at condition and look for leaks insideCheck electrical box - fuse and knob/tube wiring big issueFoundationWindows/trim Siding conditionNone of those are make it or break it issues, you just want to make sure you buy at a price that reflects the deferred maintenance/major issues and have a plan for it.  

What matters is how many calls do you want to get from tenants about another leak?

Sometimes the planks don't lock 100% but they do enough to keep all but standing water(like a pipe leak) from becoming a problem.

On the iPhone app.

Leaking pipe in slab, $6k estimate to repair.