We all share a similar level of experience as landlords however I have fix & flipped three times as many homes as they have - so I have better sense of confidence with repairs/contract pricing/construction/renovation budgeting/etc. 

Along with minor cosmetic fixes, we rehabbed the kitchen, a bath and all the floors, then sold the house 5 years later for a 40% profit, which we rolled into our next primary residence.Deal #4 (2016-present): Invested in MFH Syndication in San Antonio:  I wanted to invest but was busy with 2 kids under 2 years old.  

Please let me know your recommendations how I might be able to partially fix it. thanks

I have several houses that have infinity cash on cash returns, meaning that on my original cash, I paid cash to buy the house, fixed it up, did a cash-out refinance on the property and got all of my money back, and make cash flow.

. * I always walk through property to make sure it is in great condition, and do the fix as soon as possible.I would schedule 1-2 time walk through to units anuualy to make sure the tentants are taking good care of the units.  

Cable boxes or cell towers outside you obviously can't fix, but  it could show a possible  non-paranormal source of the situation which might put the tenant  at ease. 

Plenty of fix and flip opportunities in both residential and commercial still exist.

The seller likely stands to lose much more than you do if you walk... make em fix it, but don't think for one second a smoker is going to "stop" smoking no matter what a piece of paper says.

I went to fix something today (they did not know i was the owner) and saw 2 dogs in the backyard with a beware of dog sign on the fence (that was not there last week). 

Even though holding a property as a rental will appreciate over time, you still have the asset in the long run.If the owner that you're lending the house to goes bankrupt or something happens, you still have your asset that has appreciated over time where you can repeat the process on a higher ARV home once fixed up a bit, basically