A clean, neutral-looking curb gives prospective homebuyers a chance to visualize their own additions/upgrades.

A clean U&O means the Seller doesn't have to do anything.The home inspector is a different issue.

Instead of flipping the house, I should have wholesaled it—cleaning it out and listing it for another investor to take on the renovation.

Stainless steel appliances, cleaning service every other week and I am johnny on the spot with repairs.As a result my vacancies are not that bad even with a model designed to be somewhat transitory. 

@Jason Tucker  you need to add in your utilities, common area cleaning, and turnover costs to determine if it makes sense. 

We actually keep a pantry pretty well stocked with basics:  tea, coffee, cleaning supplies & laundry stuff, cup of noodles, ramen, soup, oatmeal packets, microwave popcorn, spices, bottled water, lemonade mix/crystal light, etc.  

That might be especially attractive to folks who want to shed the clothes they wear at work to keep their living space more clean.

Seems a bit high on the exp ratio near 43% but we do pay a premium for our solid cleaning lady, she also stocks supplies, runs errands and other duties for no "extra" charge.

Hauling it away is the bigger task, but cleaning up after a fire is probably even more work.

Getting title and getting clean title for properties bought at tax auctions are two different things.