@Danielle Golden-Banks @Dan TracySorry I'm late to the party, but what I meant to say was, he should explain which niche he is planning on doing, so I would try to help him.

Also, while they may pay for the actual title policy, their other fees are usually higher and it's almost a wash anyway.  

If you have carpet pull up and paint sub floor with Kilz oil base. wash down everything if you have not sealed your baseboard and other trim by caulking the edge, do so this keeps hair from getting between trim and walls.  

Also, this type of property will take some time to sell I’d assume, so carrying that mortgage for up to 6 months is not optimal.We have other properties(commercial) as well as a business (car wash) that remain positive cash flowing/profitable.  

If you have 2 years of tax returns showing that income to wash out the mortgage, you should be fine.

Be careful with turning on tax loss harvesting while you have vanguard, it may be considered a wash especially if both brokerages have a similar asset, unless Vanguard is a target date fund you may have issues. 

It's a wash, they owe the lender, you owe the seller.

It's vacant, homeowner probably does not have the capacity or desire to fix/rent it. and would like to wash their hands of it for the amount of the loans.  

Stain the trim, pressure-wash but don't paint vinyl.  

When you're done, wash all the window sills and window wells with TSP (any hardware store will have it).