I think the expected maintenance issues (plumbing, HVAC, and the like) really ate into cash flow that I developed over time and has kept me at a plateau-like position.

The house is liveable and the settlement is more of a cosmetic issue rather than a safety one (for now at least).

Had Insurance thru Mercury a Commercial account with 6  sfr properties and have been canceled because of safety issue . and was fixed but not in the time frame they wanted. and they canceled  me completely. 

You can also put an inspection contingency, so you can renegotiate or back out if issues arise during inspection.

@Alecia Loveless, your issue may be which Lowe's card you have.

So if you don't have the work history, it's not an issue. 

. $1000-3000+  That includes communication time, going out to the site to measure, etc.

I just wanted to know, would there be an issue if you wanted to use a 1031 exchange if all of your properties were in a holding LLC?

This pain is going to be either in you labor, legal fights, tenant issues, but most likely a combination of all of them.

We also tell them when they’re going to get their security deposit back and what requirements they have, which are the requirements that are spelled out in the lease, but we highlight the typical problem issues like cleaning, lightbulbs, cutting the lawn, removing all their possessions,… Etc.