It could be profitable as rental once maintenance and caped reserves are adequate to remove and rents are increased.My first inclination is to pay off all my debt and hold the rest as a maintenance/ remodel/ Capex reserve, and wait to use my hopeful Airbnb profits for future purchases.

There is a gap in my fence, where I could peep on my neighbor's 20-year-old daughter sunbathing in his backyard, were I so inclined.  

Not saying you are interpreting the data wrong or have the wrong data, but if these types of same patterns seem to occur often to you, then I would be more inclined to think you may have bad data or understand it incorrectly.

I am inclined to buy a fourth property, a three family, with a mortgage solely as an investment, and possibly a fifth (a townhouse) for my own use near family and roots.  

So that when a broker sees a house come into their office they will be inclined to reach out to you because they know you're looking.

I have no time, nor the inclination of debating shady RE transactions.I can see how any "information" in regard to the hazards of "creative" RE transactions, would not be warmly received in this venue.Be careful in the area of foreclosure property transactions, and or institutionally owned transactions!

Dick - I'll leave it to the pros to answer that one.UPDATE: Upon closer inspection, there are several important additional problems here. 1 - There is a step on part of the slab that is far taller than code allows. 2 - The main steps to my path are not perpendicular to the slab on the sides.3 - The grooves that were put into the patio for cracking aren't even close to being perpendicular to the structure of the house.4 - The staircase coming down from the house and the other step, as well as the landing in front of my door are on an incline.

If you are so inclined, offer the roommate an application to apply to be added to the lease, for an increased deposit and increase in rent, of course.

Clean the mold around the tub, re-surface the tub if it needs it, caulk the tub, get rid of the hand-held sprayer that will spray all over the place.EDIT:I might be inclined to leave the floor and vanity alone too ...

The listing says it is 11-20 yrs old, though I'm inclined to believe that it's closer to 11 yrs old.