She also requested a cover be built over the doorbell chime and a box built for the wires from the backside of the thermostat that were protruding into the pantry.  

So repairing a roof is expensed but replacing is depreciated.

What is the roof like?

Roman covered the typical broker fee. 

I handled the outstanding bills after making sure the bills amount and get the sellers to also put in some money to cover around 40%.

If you interview for firms confirm if their insurance covers property management. 

I am not going into this with no bank acct to cover these unforseen costs.

There is a clause in the HOA insurance that will cover pipe repair and replacement if the building is declared condemned by the city due to water-related issues.

@Patrick Britton it varies depending on the contractor you choose, of course, but, for a 4bd 2ba sfr, you are looking at about 50k for a gut (add 10k if any roofing or tuckpointing is needed), 20-30K (maybe less if you get a discount on labor) if its just a few cosmetics but needs new plumbing or electricity, and about 10k for cosmetics only.

(enough for him to cover property taxes).