The house is in very good condition, it was well maintained and is in a decent neighborhood.

What are the condition of the appliances, are there any, trees - how many and are they overhanging on the house which means I need to get my tree guy - I learned from a property I bought that had a nice yard but for living in it not renting since it's a cost to maintain, size 3/2 are good in my area and not so much 2/1 depending on the area - I live in a college town but a 2/1 in a family neighborhood isn't going to rent well, age recently for me as I lowered my range to include older, pre-1980 to 1960ish,  homes so now I have to consider electrical and plumbing, overall condition of the property.I can't speak for a fix and flip but I would suspect they may look at the property for "some" of the same things - maybe not.

Renter was almost zero cash flow, but maintained the property for us, no $$$ from our pocket.We rented, for a few month and bought a property, with money saved up, we took out a loan.  

If he can educate me about maintainance issues, great.

The property manager passes the costs to the landlord since it is the landlord's responsibility to cover the costs of maintaining the property.

I have seen people who maintain a storage unit of items to rent to them for extra, particularly washers and dryers, but that is something I would look into down the road to increase your income if there is a demand for it.

We maintain Landlord insurance policies on each property and a 1Mumbrella policy as well.

With a steadily increasing population, a high-demand job market, and exceptional higher education facilities, the Metro-East maintains competitive rental rates compared to other U.S. cities.

I assume that you are investing for the appreciation, so as long as you can maintain positive cash flow, it seems to be good deal.  

But just as a precaution against issues during northeastern winters we use a company called HomeServe that comes in, inspects the system and maintains a service contract good for one year.