Hopefully, you already asked to see the following items:- lease agreements (look for: special maintenance clauses and what items the tenant is responsible for repairing if any, late fee dues and dates, security and extra deposits, what the owner pays vs what the tenant pays for utilities, landscaping, pest control, etc)- payment ledger- notices given (if any)- copies of annual inspection reports- Estoppel Certificates (show rent, amount of security deposit) if you do not have an agreementYou will need the current property management company to also provide you with current tenant contact information, keys to the unit, and any paperwork listed above.

Before we finalized the offer on the properties, we ran out a 3 year capital expense plan to account for improving the properties that need it, either with deferred repairs or value add improvements.

I want to learn some skills such as how to find deals in my market, estimate repair costs accurately, attract tenants, etc. 

We have had a couple situations with repairs that we believed were the tenant's fault, but ultimately we took responsibility for paying. 

Luckily I had a patient seller...If you are able to find a property that need less than $35k in repairs, the streamlined 203(k) is a good option and will have more lenders willing to work with you.

For example, the previous homeowner’s seller disclosure checked yes there has been “Previous Roof Repairs” and “Previous treatment for termites or WDI”.

For example, the previous homeowner’s seller disclosure checked yes there has been “Previous Roof Repairs” and “Previous treatment for termites or WDI”.

He estimated the cost for his labour to be about $700 and that wouldn't include repairing the walls. 

If you have high earned income and can funnel some of the extra money into your passive real estate business to make repairs etc that supplements the passive cash flow, can you still write these expense of as business deductions, even though the money came from your earned income?

Do you leave a week gap in between renters for repairs, etc?