I would network with local investors to gauge their utility bills, pool maintenance, landscaping, cleaning costs...

More power to you if you have some "code" 100s or 1,000s of REI (a bunch of them are here in BP Nation) with software engineering degrees haven't figured out.

I was there for that cleaning and I was able to get each and every item clean as a whistle.

AND, an even more powerful strategy to implement in today's market is to target homes for sale that have a FHA, VA or USDA loan because these loans are ASSUMABLE!  

So with only a majority of investor buyers, your sold price will be lower.You can sell it occupied, but if lease ends soon, I would suggest making it vacant, painting interior, cleaning it, etc. this will get you the most money.I have connections for all those servicesThis year will be like the last two years.

This AC unit was super easy to set up and install, and is also wifi-enabled so you can see exactly how much power you/your tenants are using via the GE app, as well as giving you alerts when the filters need to be cleaned (pull-out reusable filters are very convenient and easy to maintain). 

What's great about using your 401k is that the payment wont count against your monthly liabilities so it wont affect your borrowing power for a larger mortgage.

, or frankly just well-intentioned government regulators looking to stay active in their bureaucracy (I have personally seen this) get involved, then that same interpretive leeway gives the regulator even more power at the expense of the public interest.

The other issue that most didn't see is that now the STR market is 10X more competitive - if you can't market a property to its fullest : Themed/ Clean/ Location/ Instagramable.. then most will get buried in the rise in taxes and insurance.

You could offer to clean up junk for free and see if neighbor would want this.