I would focus on the exterior landscaping and front entry.

Consider you won't be paying water, landscaping/snow, windows, roofs, common areas separately, but they will be in your HOA which you will have to recoup from the tenant.

Qualification for a Portfolio loan would be based on how cash-flowing the property is, so make sure to have a solid idea of gross rents received, along with the expenses for the property (including taxes and insurance, maintenance, landscaping, any landlord-paid utilities, etc.). 

You would need to find an agent that already prospects and doesn't mind working with distressed properties.If you're looking to buy foreclosures on the MLS, any agent can help you with that, but if you plan to submit 100s of offers electronically, then you'll need to be up front about it and find an agent willing to do that.

Like I said, they just put 1500 into landscaping on their own.

I am trying to obtain an electronic version of the Maryland (MD) Residential Contract of Sale form that can be completed electronically on my computer. 

Rehabbed property cosmetically -- cleaning, painting, new fences, garage doors, lighting, faucets, A/C units, appliances and landscaping.

Would be just paint inside and out and cabinets. 3 Bathroom counters and some landscaping.

:D  Yes, that is daylight you see in the wall.The project you are considering is more difficult than any of my earlier renovation houses, in which we replaced flooring, painted, updated landscaping and possibly replaced kitchen cabinets.  

If your competition is original everything, paint, insulate attic and maybe landscape to attract new tenants and create pride in old tenants.