Such items again need to be addressed as representations in your contract to survive settlement.

Not what we were expecting nevertheless we are asking our contractor to review report and initial itemized bid to get an high-level sense of cost so we can re-negotiate price.  

We found the more properties we own, the more we are forced to streamline operations and run things professionally.The only item I would like to add is take everything in stride.

The tenant smoked in the unit (even though their original lease said no smoking), so it had to be repainted and several other smaller items needed repair.

To further convince you, you should do a google search for news items involving Montelongo; you might discover items such as this:http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/Financial-roof-falls-in-on-pair-of-house-flippers-4559692.php

Do you want to sell one specialty item or a larger menu?

It also tells them what they are required to do upon check-out (returning items to their original places, pick up all trash, etc.).

But, I have not been stressed over spending an hour at the box stores gathering my stuff for each project just to discover I forgot the $2 item I needed before I could start.

The second title company said that in some situations separate Settlement Statements of the respective buyer and seller items are used instead of a HUD-1.

Some of these items could be your preference for responsibility.If you wish to find out what the current or previous owner was paying (to get an average of monthly costs), you can call the electric company, water, sewer, etc, and tell them that you are looking to purchase a property and wanted to get info on the past usage.