If you do decide to put it up from sale now and no one bites tell your RE agent to take it off and put it back up again early January so it looks fresh on the market.

Its likely the contractors will bring in dirt and ding things up a bit here and there so let them tackle those two projects without having to worry about ruining freshly finished work.

You'll make a few extra trips to the gas station, but the equipment will run better with fresh gas. 

Real Estate GoalsI want a fresh start in real estate investing.

Renters never treat a place as well as you would treat it and freshly rehabbed properties will not show nearly as well after a rent has been in place.

That is the purpose of Bankruptcy; a fresh start to avoid creditors.

I do believe that if you stick to your requirements and  expand your prospect pool you will uncover a great deal.  

If the collections accounts and the divorce are fresh, then the low credit score is the result and should bounce back pretty quick if they get rid of the collections and continue making on-time payments. 

I have a buyer lined up with cash in hand ready to take the green house away, and I will install a new lawn on the freshly leveled ground. 

He looked at the property with optimism and fresh unbiased vision where we were pessimistic and fatigued over the situation.