Would you be willing to speak to how to vet a cleaning service and the associated costs?

If you forgot or did not know, the IRS would educate you and then remind you to do so if they saw that you were deducting a bunch of contract labor expenses without the associated 1099s on file. 

Beginning is a slow process that will often involve finding like minded individuals to associate with.

Is there a landlord association in your area, that you could join.. they have emails and if your a member send out notices of changing tenant laws and offer classes and support.

Or are they only excluding coverage of liabilities associated with lead paint issues? 

If you are not a member of the Apartment Association, contact me and I will send you a sample letter.  

What other fees would be associated with purchasing a condo?

The Federation of Exchange Accommodators (FEA), the national trade association for 1031 practitioners like 1031 CORP., and its allies have argued that a temporary expensing regime does not provide an equal benefit, and results in a tax cliff at the end of the five-year period.The use of Section 1031 like-kind exchanges to defer taxes indefinitely, and the possibility to eventually escape taxation, is also mentioned in the explanation.Republicans Set Aggressive Tentative Schedule, Aim for ThanksgivingThe proposed schedule to move the bill through the legislative process, updated this week, is as follows:Week of November 6: Markup in the House Ways & Means Committee.Week of November 13: House Floor consideration of the tax reform bill. / Markup (tentative) in the Senate Finance Committee.November 17 - December 24: Passage of tax reform bill targeted for as early as the Thanksgiving recess (November 17) or as late as Christmas Eve.The goal of the White House and Republican leadership is to have a tax reform bill signed into law within the next 3 to 8 weeks.If the bill is passed into law:December 31, 2017: Deadline to complete sale/acquisition of either relinquished or replacement property, in order to qualify for treatment of Section 1031.January 1, 2018: Modifications to Section 1031 become effective.The legislative schedule is aggressive.

Some of these are indeed therapeutic for owners; many times a pet owner simply pays a fee online for a "certification" that allows them to get around common fees associated with pets (housing, airlines, etc).

However, high property taxes, increased values, and high insurance rates associated with the city due to a high crime and violent crime rate have crunched cash flow for some newer investors entering the market from what I have seen.