Hi Maria, I'm based in central CT.

- Based on your experience, what should we expect for maintenance expenses? 

Based on my research on the property can the forum please provide some guidance.Basic Info:  Purchased at auction for for ~$5000.  

It might be a weird time to pick up multifamily rentals since there is a massive apartment complex being built at the moment, but single family should be pretty safe.Also worth mentioning San Antonio is experiencing massive appreciation right now and a portion of that is certain to spill over into the Corpus area based on proximity and a lot of San Antonio residents vacationing there.

Researching similar rentals and noting renovations in your listing can attract potential tenants, with room for adjustments based on demand.

Obviously you are a minority - based on my anecdotal experience. 

These typically do not require any personal credit checks and are directly based off the property in question.On top of the $10-15k as a down payment, do you have any capital to invest into the property? 

To switch from the Electric trucks to petroleum based trucks.

I put alot of importance in reading, so I made them read classics at 1st, then mindset (think and grow rich etc) then financial acumen (rich dad etc) thankfully they all have w2 jobs so 401k match, roth etc. 2 are homeowners (don't want to be REI investors) but the last 1 is saving for REI investing.

Larger capex investments like new roof or windows can be scheduled based on your cash flow position but need to be addressed rather than just pushed off.