A bit excessive but part of the problem was the PA land trust work around.

Underlayment depends on the moisture from your floor.

Is this a property you manage, or are you a tenant that has moved out..Normal wear and tear is not something you can charge for. excessive soil on walls like nicotine smoke a landlord can charge for to restore the wall surfaces, or excessive nail holes from picture hanging or such.

Newport is pretty much a no-go anymore due to excessively heavy restrictions inactacted about 2 years ago.

This can be a combined tax rate of in excess of 60%.

Your prescreening is probably excessive.

Guess what gets fed all that excess people and money?

Im.not certain if this is a Michigan/Detroit thing but I'm finding the excessive taxes are making good cashflowing deals and the ability to profit impossible.

I have a decent deal under contract that doesn't meet my criteria for a landlord hold. However, it is an excellent deal for a flip. My concern is the insurance premium that would prevent a retail buyer from purchasing...

I probably spend in excess of 30k a year in accounting maybe close to 40k. its simply a business expense and I leave that to the professionals...