I personally would not trust or want to do business with someone that didn't respect my "off limits" instructions.  

Immediately after closing, you or your property manager should have contacted the tenants and given them new contact number and rent payment instructions. 

If so, I could probably instruct the tenants to print out the relevant documents, fill out the paper work, scan the files, and then email me their completed forms.

I remember a time back the folks at Bigger Pockets were promoting Josh Cantwell, Appearantly the guy has salesmanship but look up the details of what he offers and you will find he wants the best deals, a sure profit and at minimum 16% on his money, plus he gets you to do all of the leg work and contruction but he gets to select the deals and control all of the money. heheheh When Josh was just a young lad he was told that, "there is a sucker born every minute" then instructed to go out into the world and find them.

I signed my closing docs Thursday and instructed the mobile notary to pick up flowers and take them to her hospital room when she is supposed to sign Friday(next day) BAD NEWS!

Hi Heather, I just completed their coaching program (virtually due to COVID), and I found the instructors Mark and Ron genuinely love to teach real estate and give you a lot of course information as well to review besides the classroom instruction.

Outbuildings didn't have to be touched beyond basic clean out.I agree with others who have stated that plumbing and electrical can get you, but it's so worth working with a jack of all trades general contractor who knows her/his stuff and you know codes so you can give very specific direction and have them get the job done without having to use a full-fledged plumber.The following has nothing to do with your question about biggest expenses, but may save you big dollars in the long run:We were given some tips that have paid off: vacuum out your HVAC system to the best of your ability prior to inspection (inspectors see dirt or dust and they give you poor marks and tell potential buyers that a professional needs to be brought in to clean out the system); run Draino through your tub/shower drains (if you're leaving existing tub/shower in tact) prior to listing and test the drains to make sure there is good flow (we might or might not have used the tubs to clean paintbrushes, which resulted in REALLY slow drains); If you have a hand dug or shallow well, run bleach through it (lots of instructions online as to how to get bacteria out of the system when a hand dug well is involved) and flush the bleach immediately prior to inspection.I hope some of this helps. 

And how BP instructs people to navigate, evaluate, and manage rental properties is not sufficient for this post-rate hike '22 era.

BTW, Schlage recommends in their instructions to NOT use Lithium batteries, they want you to use alkaline.  

Now if there is a defect in the foreclosure process, the court may set the deed aside and instruct the Clerk to return the buyers funds but if the buyer later finds that the borrower foreclosed on only had 50% of the title, to bad so sad.