It takes ten minutes to sweep a 10x20 and slap a lock on it. 

I'm willing to sweep floors, pick, up nails, clean out the sewer line, I don't care.

Do I get a contract with n assignment clause from an informed atty, do I figure out cost of rehab, do a title search or tank sweep for the potential buyer??

. $250/month for sweeping the hallway?

I got tired of scraping up fatal accidents and sweeping up spilled oil in the middle of intersections here in Az during the summer months.

There's an interesting pocket east of Almeda and west of S Freeway that might still be more affordable, though that is really an adjunct to Museum Park so it too may be part of the sweeping trend toward tear-downs and condos, and not that cheap anymore.

Work your tail off, sweep floors, send their mailers, take out the trash, learn how to sell, learn the process, read 50 books in a year, listen to every last one of the BP podcasts, get tons of No's, knock on doors, get stressed, frustrated, and fail. 

Interestingly, several states (Fl and NC) have come close to passing sweeping rental friendly laws essentially saying that as long as a home is used for residential (not commercial) purposes, it is the property owners right to allow for long or short terms rentals.

It is more likely you are nearly due for a new roof due to lack of regular preventative maintenance.If the chimney sweep is actually a professional, that has the proper tools and knowledge, might be OK, but still seems high.

I can't remember the exact method used but it relies on sweeping any odd bits of money you don't spend in a month into the mortgage payments as extra to achieve the results.