They absolutely hate that part of the job. 

I walked to the house and met a man who says he was cleaning out due to the loss of their mother in some few weeks back.The guy told me she is  left with 12 years mortgage on the property to pay the bank.

I talked to a hard money guy and I was shocked at the numbers. $325k purchase price.$220k loan amount. $120k out of pocket money down to obtain the funds.Huuuh???

What would you guys recommend for getting started?

In reality my money is paying to finish the last guys work. 

I'm in Virginia beach as well, Ill keep you guys in mind.

I don't remember the exact cost when I did it but I remember thinking it was cheaper than expected.I didn't see a comment mentioning that you should just include utilities in the rent and increase it based off that so I'll be that guy.

Hate hearing that it didn't work out for you on that one.

Good concept but so much red tape it does keep us little guys out unless the qualified developers are willing to bring us into their deals.

I assumed some would need replaced, which would be okay, but I would hate to see it all trashed.I guess in that vein though, I hear that a lot about LTRs -- the horror stories -- and we have been blessed with amazing tenants (generally) so I was thinking it would be along the same line where it would be something where you would want to charge high-end and screen intensely to try to get a tenant that just is transitioning and can benefit from the furnishings.I know that could still happen though, even with all the precautions you can take, so it's something good to consider!