We're slowly hashing it out and I think for the realtor it will be a combination of commission and share of profit.

All the animal facilities I know use either a hose or a pressure washer to clean up after the dogs.  

Not only did the seller leave out the property taxes, they also did not include any management or property insurance.Regardless of if you use the BP spreadsheets or build your own, make sure that all the boxes are filled in or you understand how they are combined (e.g.

You don't want to put something that big on a stranger, maybe a family member combined with a property inspector would be okay, but be very careful about just trusting someone random!

And for many who have cash they get hooked to the passive nature of the business and to the returns that over time will usually out perform rental properties.Once folks have been through the rental cycle and realize how tough it is to be a landlord they start looking at lending its a natural progression.. of course many have a combination of both.. but I have seen it happen with great frequencies over the years.. my clients selling off rentals to put into notes.

At a 10% cap rate (adjust to your market) those repairs should justify a combined rent increase of $10K/year, $833.33/month or $138.88 per unit per month.  

It's a fine line but the combination of legal and physical improvement makes it problematic.  

I'd definitely consider some combination of the financing tools you listed if it were in option.

Adding combined years of experience in the DFW market and saying "Not ready to sell, keep this card", all has helped.I'm a firm believer in that most of it has to do with luck and timing.

for context, my buildings are in the SF east bay market and honolulu market, both with low cap rates.a few examples of what i've done.1) added washer and dryers.  5k investment added 28.5k (2k additional income/7 cap)2) raised rents this year by 6k.