Any tips to get the seller to come down on price or fix things to get the best value? 

I am planning to build a business to replace my income in couple of years so as to have monthly cash flow equal to my W2 income.

Is this a diy-fix, professional fix, or a complete replacement? 

.: I just got billed $365 by my property manager for replacing a toilet fill valve and supply line.

I require tenants to replace consumables like refrigerator filters or HVAC filters.

Let your STR start making money before adding cost in replacing the flooring.  

Do you have any tips or avenues I can take to help them out with marketing my property to find a renter.

Thanks to everyone here for providing so much knowledge and tips, learning a lot on BP!

Considering the high deductible on House B, I am only filing a claim for House A, and coming out of pocket for the cost of repairing or replacing the roof for House B. 

Part of the reason I threw myself into work and used to work 60-80 hours per week until I was let go last year when a new Upper Management came on board and started replacing managers with personnel from his previous employer.