Keep payments low while hopefully building up cash flow from your units with good tenants that pay on time.The dent and ding are often substantially discounted off of retail prices because the home consumer will want in mint condition paying full retail.If your rentals are not super high end then having a scratch or ding for middle income to lower income tenants shouldn't be an issue.

Since I had missed the call-back and didn't want to go through the interminable wait again, I called my local Home Depot store again and the person in the appliance department told me about a special Home Depot number to call about extended warranties. 

They are retail sellers asking the highest possible price.

(RETAIL and PLUMBER) , and you may LOSE RENTS if it takes longer than expected.

Show him how things SHOULD GO(you make monthly payments for XX years), and also let him know what the worst case scenario would be(you dont pay and he has to foreclose on you which means that he will get the house back).Make sure that you are getting a deal that is WAY below market price and not something retail.

@Nicholas ShepherdCall the city of Tacoma permitting department to answer your questions.

So call and find out from the Fire Dept what time they are coming.I'd have the electrician still come and if he check the problem make sure he leaves some type of paperwork giving date of service and service done.Obviously the Fire Department does the inspections for your city and the tenant feels they have the right to ask for them to come out, which they do, you shouldn't have a charge from fire dept for this but they will inspect to make sure of any things in condo apt that needs correction they will write up an order for that  and you will have a period of time to comply and schedule a reinspection. 

The Department has concluded that Mr.

Look for proximity of public transportation, supermarkets, retail outlets, etc. 

Do you intend to live in it while rehabbing, intend to sell retail, prehab it, or just fix it to turn into your rental property.