A little more background: I'm a huge Dave Ramsey fan and am through baby step 5.

You'd have to find a real baby attorney willing to take this on contingency.

For us we have found that every subsequent deal has gotten better the key is baby steps.

Some damage needs to be repaired right away, other damage can wait until move-out.Specific to unauthorized pets... look under the kitchen appliances for a build up of pet hair.

Investors hate having to baby sit contractors and constantly look over their shoulder and have them back out to correct mistakes.

Thank you all for the replies, long story short, my fiancé and I had our first baby two weeks ago, so my hands have been tied for a little while.

I recognize that mistakes are inevitable and risk is inherent in any investment, so as a beginner I'm trying to be extra cautious and take steps to minimize the impact of potential problems (while making sure to avoid "analysis paralysis").The other factor that I didn't mention is that my wife and I just had our first child in December, so we're still adjusting to everything that comes with along with having a new baby in our life, especially the impacts on sleep and free time. 

Soap scum, dirty appliances, crumbs in the cabinets, window sill crud, ceiling fan dust, hair under the baseboards etc etc. $275 sounds like a reasonable fee to charge for my area and I'm nowhere near the high rent district of LA.

Angelina is training agents and I've got baby duty and I hear the baby waking up!

Make sure a single hair can't be found in the bed, bath, etc...Have a nice guidebookHave a paper that asks for positive and negative feedback.Hope this helps :)