I doubt the seller has underlying financing because of the low dollar amount of the transaction, but if he does, a wrap note/deed of trust is possible.CFD is disfavored for a couple of reasons, but can work here *because* you are not a consumer - bought for personal use. 

Add something similar to this to your lease:The Tenant covenants that he/she will not allow refuse, garbage or other loose or objectionable material to accumulate in or about the house and/or yard of the said properties and will at all times keep the said premises in clean and wholesome condition.At that point it becomes a fairly generic notice of breach, detailing section number, timeline to remedy, & consequences if non-compliant.

They are far more time-consuming than necessary.I take pictures and/or video.

.- it really isn’t that time consuming or expensive. 

They spend money to get qualified leads (such as you) so the site is free for consumers.

We understand how time consuming it is to deal with investor relationships and value your time.

The key is having no other consumer debt as banks will lend to 40% debt to income (some use another formula), so the less consumer debt the more homes that make you money. 

Running a Mortgage Credit Report on any potential tenant will pull up more dirt than a worthless online consumer credit report.If you have someone with an 800+ score, make concessions to have them as renters.If you have someone with a 580 score, pass!  

COMPs are much more sophisticated than simple CMAs, COMPs are the best Marketing forecast, done by Marketing economists such as university professors who teach Marketing Economics.With a glance at today’s economy, we can forecast the answer by watch the trend of the first 1-6 point and analyze point  7 and 8:1- Consumer confidence index is it up or down2- Business confidence index is it up or down3- Bond yield is it up or down4- GDP on the rise is it up or down5- The Stock market is climbing or declining6- Interest rate is it up or down7- Quantitative easing: What does that mean?

The first step is to recognize there's a problem and get mad at it.I used Dave Ramsey's baby steps to get out of consumer debt, $87k worth.