You can hook up an air compressor and see if the pipes hold pressure.

The pet hair gets sucked into the HVAC system and air ducts; it also accumulates under appliances such as refrigerators and stoves.  

Guy 1(My mentor) counters that house does not need 10% maintenance fee because he does preventative maintenance.

I have bought/rented out and sold a place in Buenos Aires and also currently own some property in Cape Town, South Africa.

What should the wholesaler be saying to ease the mind of the seller and prevent closing table freakouts?

I am a 34 year old Air Force veteran (2W0) and am currently residing in upstate NY near FT Drum.My REI goals are: short-term -> Learn as much as possible and close on first deal by the end of the year mid-term -> $10k/mo positive cash flow within 10 years long-term -> Maintain a sustainable growth investment portfolioMy preferred strategy is SFR/MFR Buy and Hold.I look forward to learning more from each of you as time goes on and hopefully will be able to glean enough to start successfully investing in the near future.

The whole point of going through the screening process and including credit reports is to prevent you from becoming a creditor/judgment holder of your tenant.2.

@Mike RoyEven if the norm in your area is for the landlord to carry the heat as suggested by @Michael Noto, that is most likely only as a result of the building stock being either conversions from SFRs or built in the era when central boilers were the norm.You did not mention whether the central heat is hydronic or forced air.  

Appliance contractor said it can't be fixed due to a small crack on door, letting warm air in.My wife has been complaining about the fridge we have in our kitchen.So my plan was to buy a new one to make her happy, and move the one we have now to the rental, to make tenants happy, killing two birds w/ one stone.I may do the same thing w/ our washer & dryer.Found out Sears & BestBuy can haul away old fridge, but not MOVE it to a different address.

What she wants is ceiling fans in the 2 bedrooms, so she doesn't have to run the air in the summer in her kids rooms (11 and 17), and she wants a garage door opener.My lease says the usual about improvements staying with the house, and she's OK with that part - but having someone willing to pay for their improvements is new to me.