Went by the house and estimated repairs to be about 26k.  

The management firms will arrange for necessary repairs after purchase and then take over managing the place. 

Anyone know of an experienced foundation contractor who can inspect and repair/replace piers?

In this case, it doesn’t sound like you can prove that the tenant caused the damage, so it’s going to be on the owner to cover the cost of the repair. 

This damage is equal to the current cost to repair/mitigate the issues.

Exactly, your vacancies, expenses, turn over, repairs, etc are Way more than $20k/year.

I would say don't get ahead of yourself.

Kyle,One thing to keep in mind when running the numbers is vacancy and repairs.

Usually it's easier to qualify for a loan than it is to amass a downpayment so you're a step a head in that respect. 

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