@Tim Sipowicz you have 50k which is a very nice nest egg.

In my experience, little nocturnal creatures will find any access to a cozy space to nest, not necessarily running all over, until there is a lot of them, I suppose. 

If you don't have any sort of nest egg, you may want to question this purchase or identify alternative forms of financing so you have a buffer in case things don't go as planned from a cash flow perpsective. 

Once you have "violated" their nest with a bad smell, they won't be back. 

Rentals is the goal but building the nest egg first to create that snow ball. 

Sinkhole....hazardous waste disposal site 15 years ago..... nest of some endangered species in the back yard you can't disturb (5 risk) and many more. 

Nest Egg also offers snow removal services.

It can take a little while to build  your nest egg and be fully self sufficient. 

Meaning, with the amount of capital that we've been able to save, about $100K, we like to use that to pay for rehab, sell the house, and get it all back plus our profit so that we can "turn the crank again" on the next property and keep growing that nest egg.

If you do that a few times you will only be around 35 years old and should be sitting on a pretty sizeable nest egg to invest with, where you can have an LLC and put 20% down on future properties no problem.