These are two different matters entirely and much of the kicker is the conduct as a business venture, a practice that is repeated to facilitate the sale of real estate as opposed to some one time transaction where a buyer simply changed their mind. 

Repeated violations of code would be cause for termination.

Repeat a few times, and all of a sudden, he isn't answering your calls because he feels you are wasting his time.On the other hand, if you don't know how much it is going to cost, it is difficult to make an informed decision. 

I tend to soak up more information by ear, but I frequently bookmark and take notes later on.

Plus, roll em up and throw out or give to departing tenant and rinse and repeat.

I have a pretty thorough business plan written up that I have been tweaking every so often but like it is stated so frequently on the podcast/forums I need to take the first step, I need to take action. 

As an agent, I frequently work with landlords that want to sell because they have let too much go unchecked for too long, and they give up when they see how their property, and quality of tenants, have deteriorated. 

One theme I see repeated over and over is the idea that setting up a management company and using a PO Box for rent checks will somehow magically get their tenants to pay rent on time and not call at all hours of the night with ridiculous maintenance requests. 

Out where I live agents frequently pull this stunt.

Why not finance at least 50% of the property, which would still leave you with strong cash flow, but then you could turn around and repeat the process on another property.