Instead of heading to the big box store, search online for old items people are selling or visit a garage sale.

Let's say there are tenant-damaged items, the home is messy, the weeds or 4' tall or whatever condition caused by the tenant that interferes with its showability in getting the property rented.To help avoid this, can we require, as in legally defensible in court require,  that the tenant needs to have the house in rentable condition at the time they give their 60-day notice, and if they don't we can make the repairs asap and charge them instead of giving them until their move-out day to repair the items themselves?

I agree with Matthew, it's a slippery slope once you start offering to cover tenant's items that should be covered with their renter's insurance.

This is a 30+ building portfolio so its a lot of items also, not just one million dollar apt building.  

innitial list of repairs itemized cost sheet for getting a hard money loan, does any body have a actual cost estimate cheat sheet

Any advice on how can they charge such a hefty amount for leaving an item in good condition in lobby or mailroom for other neighbor to pick up?

During tax season the only way I'd REVIEW the entry on an item would be at a very high hourly rate.

so work force more diverse.. but that also leads to very moderate gains in values and values because there are so many rentals are really related to what one will pay for a given cash flow and the 1% rule seems to be the bench mark for OOS investors to take the leap to other markets.. unlike the west coast were our locals are happy at the .05% rule... there is no way they are going to Memphis or Cleveland or any other mid west market for the 05% rule.. why would they with no real value growth there are better ways and safer ways to invest.So where does the investment real estate inventory come from.1. burnt out landlord syndrome there are areas of the city that many won't work in @Chris Clothier commented on those neighborhoods in a thread earlier this week. 

Credit score, Debt to income ratios, job income (2 years worth) are all items that will be required as well.

If you have coverage for only actual cash value, the insurance company will pay you for the value of the items now and be done with it so you are free to negotiate as you please.Hope this helps.