Everything is broken down in that book - it is a fantastic tool for doing your own estimates.ARV: Get on Trulia and look for comparable properties (comps) that were sold recently.

However, the window was broken in such a way that it was stuck open.  

You'll be paying for everything from cable TV to broken dishes.

Maybe your Dad did the best he knew how.Regardless,  "take your broken wings and learn to fly again."

What is broken.2.

I bought another old house with broken windows and crumbling mortar for $100k, invested just over $100k, rented for $2200/month for about 3 years also, selling it in 2016 for $370k.

Unfortunately, with a higher rate of transience at this price point, leases will be broken with uncollected rent, and once the property is vacant, it needs to undergo a make-ready and then has to be marketed.  

Thanks in advanced :)Leeron,In LA, you cannot evict a tenant unless they have broken the lease (by not paying rent, by having pets that aren't allowed, by being a nuisance, etc).It doesn't matter whether the tenants are Section 8 or not.Best!

I don't spend a lot of time on the phone, it's pretty simple-- they said X is broken, I call the person to fix X, and then wait for them to fix  in a day or so.   

If it isn't broken with a full rehab you are giving tenants issues they did not have rather then solving issues they might have.