It can't be too strong cash flow if replacing some appliances put you into negative cash flow (I assume you meant deficit, and truly didn't mean defecate).

This kind of placement leads all of us to hole up in our rooms.

Any tips on targeted marketing, effective lead generation, or even some "outside-the-box" tactics?

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

Closing Costs – Remember to factor in refi fees and how long you plan to hold the property to determine if refinancing will save you money overall.Since you mentioned owning the property for only a year, your equity might still be limited, impacting your options or leading to higher costs.

Quote from @Blake Grzybowski: I am a wholesaler in Michigan and would like to start reaching out to potential sellers who are Maybe foreclosuresdaily.com, maybe see if any of your title company partners has access to titlepro software for leads. 

My channel is a lead-funnel for relocation clients, usually executives. 

If you pick a solid property in a good area with good schools, it'll appreciate - it'll be negative cash flow as a long term rental (unless you have some creative strategy or do STR/MTR) and you're less likely to have repair, tenant issues, crime etc.

Meaning once they get properly underwritten they'll be pressing DTI limits.Those two are not going to be reason the pent up demand gets exercised; if rates drop significantly and quickly it's for a net negative reason and likely job loss so those "pre" qualified and approved are likely on shaky grounds and buyer expectation shifts happen to the one's that are extremely well qualified. 

I don't know you guys but even if you think James has a bad reputation you probably should not lead off with that if you are trying to find a solution.