This is common, and you want to make sure you fully understand this before entering into an agreement.4.) make a good list of the deferred maintenance items.  

This varies from office to office, but more often than not, anything that is damaged, broken, not functioning, missing, or has paint coming off, will need to be repaired or replaced by the Owner, and usually the Tenant is never required to pay, even if it is obvious the item was misused.You are required to accept all of the terms of the HAP contract without negotiation, and, as with most legal documents, it favors the person/entity that drafted it.

I wouldn't be too concerned with any of the items you're asking about -- we focus on a couple of things to try and reduce the questions and phone calls we get from guests:1.

Quote from contractor, see how much it is and if you can afford it to convert to a permitted room and do the other remodel items in question. 

Moving and assembling furniture, buying all of the necessary items.

@Karla Sosa - I don't know Bakersfield intimately, but when I evaluate a market in general there are several items I consider: Population growth, Income Levels, Crime levels, poverty levels, Rent/Price ratio for the property type your considering, landlord laws, and industry mix.

One item to keep in mind is you are required by the state of Missouri to have your Broker's license which you can only obtain AFTER having your real estate license for 2 years.

It's viewed more like inventory at a widget store, I buy inventory for $1 so I can sell it for $1.25.

These inspector items just added to my over budget.Enough rant on inspectors Different project and rant on permit process.  

On top of that a few "oops" extra items that where not in the budget you loose money quickly.