I prefer corner lots if possible, decent (clean/up kept) street, or connecting/across the street from a business/commercial lot. 

Improved the asset with some cosmetics, such as better signs for address numbers, locking mailboxes, minor landscape, and trash clean up.

The house needs very little cosmetic work (paint, cleaning etc.).

Seems like to me that everyone wants something for nothing nowadays and nobody is willing to put in the work or to pay the margin for someone else that is willing to do the work...Folks want to "own a monkey", play with the monkey, but not "carry the monkey" or clean it's S#@% when it does one heheI guess next time I go to McDonalds, I'll ask them for organic burger buns or where I can find them, I'll bring my own meat paddy and potatoes, get them to make a Big Mac meal for me and maybe I throw some change their way hahaHow about those analogies above... lolHave a great weekend guys and much success with your investing 🙏

You don't need a co-host, you just need a good cleaning service to handle turnovers. 

The carpet cleaner I hire for my rentals also used to have rentals, he sold them paid the taxes, bought a cleaning franchise and retired from his VP sales job.

You're also assuming you get a clean title/deed.

Include this in your sales pitch when reaching out.3) Offer STR services to build up cash and get your foot in the door...Cleaning, eyes on the property, landscaping, running to the store, small tasks such as a mail collection/trash day, offer a STR experience such as setting up for bachelor/bachelorette parties or grocery runs, etc...I think there's a missed opportunity with service based businesses and STRs. 

., carry out your renovations, this makes it easy, no Tenants to answer to or to bother you, clean slate... but no cashflow while underway. - METHOD 2: Leap frog...

I don't fault these REI data agregators they are struggling to find clean data sources that is affordable.