The few people I've talked to don't really have good opinions on it. 

can the lot be sold on the open market? 

What if you turn on water and it goes everywhere.

I've been doing some studying on short sales but still working to understand it better.

I have a property I’m looking at in Missouri that’s about 1,400sqft, and not sure the difference between a Cash and a Novation offer. 

Don't get too focused on letting the MLS be your deciding factor on a good investment.That would be where I would start and then from there move to connect with a team on the ground.

I know it would have helped me.Now that I am out from under these two properties I am waiting on a HELOC on my primary to get approved I will be getting right back on the horse but with much smaller rehabs.Below is the house that sold today.

There is a fine line between offering a well rounded service and leaving too much in the home.I love the business and glad to be a Superhost but this has been my experience.  

That stopped when I stopped using third-party cleaners, but I also started to only leave enough for the stay.I use a small Dawn hand dish liquid that I fill between guests and larger hand soap dispensers in the bath and kitchen that I fill between guests. 

Typically it’s a secondary use meaning the land must have a primary use (like a home on it).