Those ARE real expenses that are going to effect your NOI and therefore cash flow.You can also ask the what the market cap rate is for similar properties of size and vintage and if the seller has any flexibility in the price.   

After looking for a bit you should be able to get a pretty good feel for what is typical for the area and vintage of property.

I ask sellers of many other things such as jewelry, yard sales, or estate sales, if they know of any properties for sale. 

One of my very close friends owns a couple of jewelry stores and I paid wholesale for the stone. 

Is it a faux pas to reach out to someone you don't have an "official" introduction to? 

and oregon is prone to having bad years ( much more weather) So thats why Napa Sonoma cental cal are world class consistent vintages.. some better than others.. 

Maybe you prefer properties that are vintage or historic.

For example, if you are only looking for b/c class properties around 30 units in New York and roughly a similar vintage, then you can get a quote on 2 or 3 of the properties to establish a rough idea what the cost will be on similar properties.  

So, he drywalled the room like we talk about, but on the outside of the house, where we removed the old exterior door, he just put a faux door over the hole instead of putting siding on it.

Then, there are folks from India who were engineers and jewelry store owners and started investing their money.