This could include roofs, appliances, driveways, plumbing systems, or any other large item you should budget for but that do not occur enough to be easily accounted for.”

Just be used to the fact that you'll have to replace plumbing and electrical and gas lines, maybe not immediately but someday.

At SXSW I saw one of their people and they said they will have the ability to get bids on jobs like cleaning, painting and such soon - I assume this is how they make money. “ Ben Travis Pros: they are new and offer free operations for landlords and tenants Cons: new company, not mentioned on BP much Cost: “We get paid by service providers - like insurance companies, plumbing companies, screening companies, A/C and heating, moving companies..... oh you get the idea.

Hi there - not sure if this is quite the right forum or not for this question but thought it fit if you're in this space.I'm more of an idea guy who has participated in a lot of the trades (plumbing, electrical, decks, concrete etc) simply by doing work on my properties -- I'm not the guy you want out there doing the work on a daily basis (I can build and plan out a helluva privacy fence though) so anyways I get how stuff goes together and am pretty good at the planning/sourcing and handling money aspects.  

Kitchen, bathroom, flooring, paint, interior doors, windows, base and case, exterior doors and glass sliders, exterior siding or stucco, landscape, electrical (rough and finish), plumbing (rough and finish), roof,  HVAC, and misc.

If you go before the 1970's there is just a lot more you have to be aware of (ie. galvanized plumbing, un-grounded wiring just to name a few issues with older properties that are expensive to upgrade).

Consider any electrical or plumbing upgrades now !! 

@Peter Grote - I have used Rick and his partner at Mainline Plumbing & Drain for several projects.

That I can tell you.Additionally, several factories continue to use cheap plastic hoses for plumbing lines instead of copper and the cheapest turn stops, fixtures, fittings, commodes, sinks, appliances, formica countertops, plastic wrap around shower enclosures, and on and on.

Why pull out all the plumbing ($50k damage) - for such a meagre hand-to-mouth return?