I know Home Depot sells a similar product with their Allure line, but I'm trying to position my place as a nicer rental so I don't know if Allure would be too cheap for the place.

A short cheap class, an easy test, and a small licensing fee.

A cheap audio recorder is a wonderful aid in helping them remember your discussion later. ;-0

Not so cheap, but the architect also works to get everything through the city, even non-design issues.

Check craigslist.org for the cheap ones and the appliance repair guys for their scratch and dents, like Michael said.I also agree with Jonna that you should develop a relationship with a few local "mechanically talented" guys you can have on call in your cell phone to call them up and say "This is what happened, can you fix it or do you know a guy who can?".

It is usually pretty cheap...perhaps $10 to $15 per month.

This can be really cheap.

That would be cheap, easy and make the kitchen look better.

The rekey has always happened within a few days before closing generally at a price of around $100 for a couple locks (so about $20 in materials, they always use the cheap Home Depot brand ones).

Insurance should be fairly cheap...interior property damage (since the COA covers the structure) and liability.