I have a list of items my PM is recommending to meet the section 8 standards, I want to make sure all of them are necessary.

No bread and butter items purchased only business costs to make money.  

See notes on Rehab Cost Estimates for why this is too low... should be at least 5% + amortizing the cost of any major capital items coming up in the next 5 years. 

@David Traeger I know the Milwaukee market well and have a couple of quick hitting items I can pass along to give you and overview.

they are a way to ensure certain items are completed timely. 

"capital" not "operating" so they don't belong on any metrics that call for operating items (i.e.

"Quite a bit of work" can mean considerable renovation budgets, plus potentially large, expensive, unexpected items that come up in the construction process.Half of a duplex is also an odd situation, but that may be more Canadian than US real estate.It's really a matter of risk vs potential reward.

The tenant will not have any coverage for there personal items.

Anything higher, you are responsible for but you could always get a home warranty to cover larger items and systems.

Also considered a vending machine with commonly used items for the tenants but not sure if this would be best.