Wash and replace all towels, linens, comforters, bath mats, regardless if they look used or not.

This is current take home- even though its not papers.   

the deal works really good on paper , its not in a bad area its actually in a decent little community with a k-5 across the street and all that. neighbors are cool too . just met them yesterdayPretty much all systems are go , the wife is on board, the price is right , otherwise a great deal but these weird things the guy that built it chose to do..

Again, you should be able to put this into motion as long as you start a paper trail now, if you haven't done so already; you want accounts from different Tenants covering different instances in writing to show a pattern. 

NOT a lawyer, but if your name was on the title and your ex signed papers and but you didn't; it shouldn't have been legal in the first place. 

Obviously, on paper, I would much rather keep the home and rent it out having such great equity and an amazing rate. 

The difficult part is that many times renovation costs run over - some people add another 10% to 15% contingency on top of their budget on paper.

However, you could still have - cashflow on paper, but still break even or potentially have + cashflow on your taxes.

Looks better on paper, no carrying costs, lender points, etc.

That simple rule will help you immensely form making a big boo boo and chasing yield on paper.