They both have mentioned that I should sign a buyers contract with them in order to (in short) increase my chances of them locating a deal for me.I haven't found to much information on the BP forums about people's experiences with a buyers agent contract and I'm curious if anyone can share some insight.Also, would it be allowed to sign a buyers agent contract with both of them? 

If the roof repair costs roughly $7,000, is there any average increase in home value I can expect?

Real estate isn't stocks, so I don't buy in to the idea that having all your houses in one area increases your risk. 

We average around 14% maintenance on the 800 units we own, so that is where I start at, and increase the number based on the age of the building.

But I needed to jump in, and I want to make improvements to the property to increase my monthly rent.

To an underwriter, that means that your monthly liability would need to increase in order to cover "unexpected" expenses.

She said the cover to the water meter was bolted on so she can't see if the reading has increased since the reading on the bill.

Looks like HUD might be looking to make Section 8 and Housing Vouchers less difficult to accept by initiating listening sessions across the country. 

I also reference that as RE prices increase rents increase. 

My tenant's first year of lease is coming up and I'm hoping to get advice from fellow Bay Area landlords about how much you increase rent each lease, if at all.