Holes in walls, broken cabinets, etc are reimbursable.  

Specific milestones meaning drywall hung, taped and mudded, or all walls/ceiling/trim painted or Final inspection completed and Certificate of occupancy issued.  

Remind the agent of this.Just make sure this is in fact a deal, the last thing you want to do is waste everyones time.

However I’ve had a few bad coaches, or at least coaches that I did not gel with, and it was a waste of time and money.

The way I plan on presenting this is that it would a) spare them from having an actual rent increase and b) give them the ability to control the cost as they can control their water usage (in case they have been more wasteful than they could be).

Putting a low rate looks like you're just looking for an excuse to get out of contract, in which case "why waste everyone's time?"

Floors, walls, roof were all in good condition.

This being said, don't waste a contractors time with walking a property with you unless you are serious about purchasing and already have financing arranged.

. $3.5kDebt-to-income concerns:Time for some napkin math for a concern that makes me worry whether this goal is actually possible...Assuming all goes as planned, I worry about eventually hitting a wall where I'm unable to qualify for new mortgages at a certain point due to how the investment properties' mortgages will affect my debt-to-income ratio. 

As everyone has stated already, since its over and done with nothing to focus on since it will be wasted energy that could be put in a positive place.