Also go through the property inside and out and see what you can do to make it safer and less likely to be a trip/fall hazard.

That should solve the problem.I disagree with Jon Holdman in regards to an option tripping a due on sale clause.

Building a porfolio large enough to work when you want, dropping your kids off at school, going on field trips,not missing a single christmas concert or sporting event, kids never seeing daycare, volunteering,coaching, being able to make donations to charities of my choice..

The issue is always trips me up vis a vis wholesaling is branch between @Jamie Rost's step 6&7.

I met someone when I was on an extended RV trip with my family who told me some of the Benefits and success he was having from Airbnb rentals.

I started pretty much the same way...listening to hour after hour of podcasts on my way to and from work and on long road trips.

You could easily get there for a day trip if you wanted to do some work on your places as well. 

I also advised them that we aren't willing to go month to month because my wife and I are planning a trip out of the country for two months and we can't allow the house to sit vacant without renters during this time (and then have to return and spend another month looking for and qualifying new tenants).

There was also a fair amount of tinkering with the boiler systems to get them filling properly which resulted in a lot of trip charges. 

@Nicholas Denning Make a trip the area, meet teams or team members you are thinking of working with, learn something about the various submarket areas, and avoid the really low income areas.