Thank you for sharing your knowledge, it's put things into perspective for me. 

Yes, after I get the property ready to show to perspective tenets, I will work quickly to get it filled.

Do the walls need a good cleaning or a fresh coat of paint? 

I had a similar experience with birds nesting inside my fresh air exchange vent to an HVAC system.   

Our software is specifically built for rehabs from a house flipper's perspective. 

's perspective.

I am well aware that nobody who bought into this was thinking in purely analytical terms when they bought it -- there was a national media figure freshly retired from a network a lot of people trust at the head of it, waving them in.

Shift your perspective a bit and you’ll be fine.

And from the perspective of a veteran, investor-friendly agent, a new investor that has already done some of the necessary research and legwork is a godsend.

Everyone has a different perspective on what a "safe" and good neighborhood is.