.- ceiling leak/stains in living room area.

Appliances need repairs,landscaping and prevention of bug infestations.leaky faucets and toilets need repairing,HVAC problems either whole property or just individual units.Always somebody with a problem that wants to accuse you of being a slumlord.

Admin: Why does the embed code not work...When I go to edit mode to write this message, the video is showing, but when I submit it.. video is gone...The flooring has stains.

Also, when signing the seller/agent contract, there are a bunch of disclaimers and no fault clauses in there to prevent just such a thing from happening.  

I'm a residential landlord myself, but this question regards a puzzling situation in my church's relationship with its landlord. The church has a NNN lease on a building that includes a shared parking lot. How the par...

And the owner attempting to replace the kitchen counter top.We want to stain the wood floors (living and dining room and stairs), add crown molding, replace flooring (kitchen and family room), and redo the master bathroom to start (approx $14K quoted from the contractor).We're now getting cold feet.

i.e. lock them out, move their stuff out, prevent them from getting their stuff, shutting off any utilities.

Dog feces indoors, carpet stains, stove looked like it was 50 years of neglect(was brand new). 

As someone in the insurance industry and specifically in loss prevention, yes, this is fairly common for standard carriers and also not unreasonable.

Darren Landerway yes you can purchase a multi family but again your trying to fix it up while living there which won't work because the VA Loan has specific guidelines on their inspection and if they see even a lose outlet, they will tell you to get it fix or fail you.The VA inspection is in place to prevent from any owner using it as a investment now or years down the line.Has a veteran myself the only advantage I see this working in terms of investment is to purchase a fixer upper at a great deal with any loan other than a VA.