Be prepared with extra money.

I like the tip in here to do a small increase every 6 months to ease them into it and make sure they're prepared. 

Let tenants know what progress is being made,, and that you will credit the days of non use off their upcoming rents..Download your landlord tenant laws for your state,, this is a disaster not an average repair problem so understand what your rights are and what your tenants rights are.. 

I used 0% interest credit card promo to finance $20k utilities to the property and it still needs 10K to get it in mint completed condition.

This is important to show your lender so you get credit for your payments towards your total DP at the time of closing.This will buy you time to get the rest of the funds, and also lock up the property.If you negotiate a longer Option period than from now to 4/18, you will have a longer time to get your funding in place, and get a larger total DP credit.

I'd call the office / dept/ inspector that issued the fine and ask to have the fine fixed that you are prepared to have the fence repaired and had not received a notice of repair from city about the fence.  

Basically if it's out of hand,, camp out in the parking lot,, or building itself and be prepared to call police for assistance until she's gonzo...  

Any other good ways to start out I don't have built up capital and I'm working on fixing my credit to have more options in regards to that in the long run

I have been in the property 2yrs with partial rent credit. lease is almost up.

If you are wanting to buy in Dec/Jan timeframe you should be working with a mortgage broker now to take a look at your credit.