Put a key lock on one of the closet doors to store your things you don't want others to use.Have extra stocks of commonly used items like soap, shampoo, lotion.

Now they are asking for the items back.

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The only issue with these is if you need to redo siding, roof or other common/shared items, you and your neighbor have to agree on paying for it and coming up with the money.

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He's pretty handy but doesn't want a lot of time spent fixing items up or upgrading.

Many items below $2,500 can be expensed rather than capitalized, which also reduces your depreciation recapture later in the life cycle of the property.  

Yes, one can setup an LLC online for under $100 but there a few check boxes that are critical to be selected correctly and I always recommend paying the professionals to handle sensitive items like this.I would also suggest you have the attorney listed as the registered agent of your entity so your name doesn't show up on any public records.  

Doing some rehab is generally one of the more common ways to do so.One other item to add, when analyzing a property in a hot market, looking at cash flow and cash-on-cash return alone doesn't give you a good picture.