You will also have to factor in forced place insurance, note servicing, and document scrub/board fees which start adding up.You really need to be paying under $10,000.00 for notes on these lower priced homes, which we now avoid like the plague. 

This is designed specifically wholesaling or a paint-n-scrub flip ... the banks don't want you and I to turn around in 30-days and sell the property for 20K more than they received for it.

Another week goes by and tennant has still not moved in and I find out that he has been scrubbing the inside of entire apartment due to smoke odors...  

Then rub the fabric together to scrub it, and rinse with cold water. 

Also you can have your agent scrub the mls for deals that have owner financing available and see if any of them interest you .

If the blinds are dirty, a soak and quick scrub in the tub usually works, or another set of $5 blinds.

You are also required to scrub against the national DNC list. 

(There are services that provide DNC scrubbing.)I’ve challenged people to cite a case where a home owner sued and was successful against someone who hand dialed their number.

No fast food, nothing from a box.Wear gloves and PPE mask when you work, paint, scrub, do anything that disturbs dust.Look everywhere for leaks.

Scrub and clean up the house best you can.