Other relevant aspects that need mention for repair evaluation - HVAC unit is inoperable (not listed in the listing, but known from previous owner), there are areas of permanent construction that need to be torn down due to no permits, carpet replacement, total bathroom overhaul, complete kitchen remodel, yard maintenance, inside / outside paint, stucco repair, electrical repair and other interior cosmetics and so forth.

All payments made by Tenant to Landlordafter the tenancy commences, no matter how designated by Tenant, will beapplied as follows: first, to any outstanding amounts due for damages/repairs,utilities etc.; second, to any outstanding service charges and fees from priormonths; third, to any rent outstanding from prior months; fourth, to anyservice charges or fees due in the current month; and lastly to the currentmonth’s rent.  

You don't buy your car based on your auto insurance brokers advice just like you probably aren't going to design your business around your attorneys advice for safety.

And it took some time to design a plan that wouldn't entail us having no life at all, just because we were landlords.Yes we were always there 24/7, but because I screened well, I chose good tenants and my time in court was hardly anything.  

Disclaimer: Speaking here from the perspective of an interior designer, not a REI.Sketch-Up is an option.

For most HVAC related work, we design our buildings so that the mechanical closet can be serviced from a locked closet in the common area hallway.

Collect a full months rent as a security deposit and have a well designed rental agreement. 

Some will have zero history with a high cap rate marketed which by itself is at best misleading.Also consider sfrs were not designed as investments as much as they were designed to be lived in.

They are built for agents (NOT designers/coders) to be able to build their sites from A-Z. 

I have my maintenance guy walk the exterior and interior once a quarter.