Will,I would pay attention to the electrical (knob & tube or aluminum), age of roof, asbestos, or tenants with aggressive dogs. 

I am new to bird dogging and need some tips on finding investors/wholesalers to work with.

There is no reason you should be responsible at all for carpet that is over a decade old due to dog smells they allowed in a rental and they were lucky you folded on whatever you agreed to pay and should be happy at that.  

We charge an animal fee of $200 plus $20 per dog per month.

Things the agent will want to know:age of the systems (roof, heat, plumbing, electric)if older, is there any knob & tube or aluminum wiringcircuit breakers or fusesany underground tanksdo tenants have pets (if dogs, what breed)what alarms do you havepitched or flat roofany claim history (check with existing owner)

It had 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 small office, and was completely outdated and gross (Acoustic tile painted black, painted wood-panelled walls, nasty dog-smelling carpet, etc)We put about $30k into renovating it - It now has 2 bedrooms with new walls, drywall ceilings, a full kitchen, completely new bathroom, new light fixtures, etc - it is essentially a luxury condo that we are now househacking with.We sought a refinance in July 2019 and an our appraisal came back really low - only $250k.

Some of us are as crooked as a dog's hind leg.

I asked if she just abandoned the stuff and I was told that her dog is gone and she hasn't been seen in days.

If you list your dog, Fido, and give an address in the middle of a lake, things will go badly for you in the case.As a manager of the company, that gives you decision making authority but again, you don’t need to act as an attorney.

You have no exterior maintenance or cap x to worry about and you have another set of eyes, the HOA, on your property to help manage the tenants behavior.