And there will always be people who think that way just as there will always be people who cannot be bothered doing lawn and yard maintenance who will like to move into those types of units.And I know many of the buildings that you are talking about.  

I can agree with the low number, but, not the high one, even in the Palma Ceia area where I had to Duplexes that I had to Short Sell after the 2008 Economic Collapse.

Tenants will be handling all maintenance.

I'm not sure about up that way, but down here in the Gulfport/Biloxi area of Mississippi I've had great luck at Lowes in the 'scratch and dent' returns area for appliances.

Ideally though, you need to make sure the deferred maintenance is covered somehow so it doesn't bite you in the a$$ later. 

That being the case, I would like to take advantage of the fact that I may be out of work for a while and be in a very low tax bracket right now.

Super low prices and high rents.  

You can check out the book on how to buy with low money down by Mr Turner on BP for more creative ways.

I have a few new properties and am looking into buying more but want to know from people that have been doing this for 5, 10, 15,20 years how much on average they have spent on maintenance/capex each month or year.

I have a few new properties and am looking into buying more but want to know from people that have been doing this for 5, 10, 15,20 years how much on average they have spent on maintenance/capex each month or year.