I dont want to publicly shame the individuals....but after doing the math using the numbers they used on the TV show for purchases, sales and renovation costs, and estimating the carrying costs using typical hard money rates for the market where the property was....Im estimating the flip lost $13,000.

While owners/landlords will sometimes have Tenants handle repairs (perhaps up to certain dollar amount), when pressed in courts....should either party go down that path....the Landlord is required to keep the unit tenable.  

We have all heard how fake most of the house flipping TV shows are.

Obviously, lots of bad press is obvious, but when it comes down to one or two and assuming they perform all the services I need, is it just a vibe or feel when I meet them?

In some condos, it's common to have almost all of your recurring expenses covered (i.e. water, electricity, TV, internet, garbage, etc.). 

You have refrigeration, Air Conditioning, a smart phone, the internet, Air Jordans, two computers, take vacations, go to college, 37 flavors of ice cream, have 365 channels of TV (I didn't say they were worth watching ;-) health insurance, life insurance, fire insurance, auto insurance, home owner's insurance, SDIRA, 401(k), plastic surgery, viagra, fast food and can call the shots of just about anything you want to do or be.I grew up in a 790 sq ft house with 4 brothers, a cousin & aunt and my folks. 

I think you'd be hard pressed to beat that through improved cash flow in another market. 

Just the newest fad being hawked and sold at exorbitant prices by the TV Gurus.Under the 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Trump Tax Cuts) the S -Corporation has the best tax treatment.In Illinois you should buy properties using a Land Trust.

The tenant that got beat up will press charges when the officer is back to work fri.

I'm hard pressed to believe any duplex in Los Angeles is a good idea to purchase as an income property, though.