Many benefits to this route in my opinion.The inspection report (typically 10-20 pages) will:- highlight condition of mechanical systems: heat, gas, hvac, electric- give you an idea of which cap ex items need attention: plumbing, foundation, roof- detect hazardous conditions: termites, mold, asbestos, etc- summarize interior and exterior condition of the property- lastly, it sets the expectation and gives reassurance to tenants that you are on top of thingsThere are even tools out there that help you estimate repair/maintenance costs based on the inspection report i.e. repairpricer.comAll the best to you!

I have talked to both units' tenants about trying to use the washer/dryer mid week but they are busy families with both parents working and 2 children each.To summarize, one washer/dryer per 6 units (even with only 8 people) is not enough. 

I'm assuming that @Joe Splitrock finds it galling, as I do, that a new member of the forum shows up and dismisses the successes of a long time member, who has clearly documented his journey, just because you can't be bothered to click on his profile and want it all to be summarized for you in this thread

I will summarize one for your entertainment and spare you the read. 

Amit, so to summarize NOBODY thinks this is a good investment

@Bonnie Low I definitely looked at both those markets the big things that attracted me to Columbus was the positive influxes of people coming to the City and the growth of the City (new children’s hospital and rogue fitness expansion and other growth coming in) witch from my research of Cleveland and Toledo wasn’t seeing as much.I guess to summarize my answer I chose Columbus because from my research I can capture appreciation and cash flow.

I'll do my best to summarize.

Just to summarize the chain of events, There was reckless lending, housing over supply, stock market crash, layoffs, record high unemployment, high foreclosure rate and this went on for years. 

We can use AI that summarize the answer from all 10+ years discussions.I alwasy ask something like this AI prompt "In biggerpocket site, what's the recommended approach when........ .."

What each of the aforementioned strategies may accomplish in order to reach this aim is briefly summarized here:Fix and Flips: Your initial capital could serve as a down payment and renovation fund for a single property to start.