One of the units was recently renovated, the other isn't in much worse shape based on the pics.

The pic above is great!!

Trying to figure out how to put the zillow pic in post

@ Tim Saboha you must not have ever read any of the previous lazy landlord postsThe series is mostly dedicated to the novice DIY person Strategizing how to tackle jobs that are do able but can seem dauntingThe first where I painted one of the same houses that I am now considering farming out.The lazy in lazy landlord is tongue in cheek.Although I am prepared to do what I can in a property as I acquire more It becomes less efficient So the series evolves as my business model evolvesPerhaps I will paint some and not othersAnother thing to consider A great painter can make a house look stellar where as a novice can make it look quite cheapI have an extremely high standardMy apartments usually are the best in town for the money.My profile pic is my latest apartment By the way I did the floors.So don't take me too seriously In just doing my part to share my experiences in he forums 

Go on your MLS, and search for things like:cash only propertiesproperties with only one exterior pic or no picture at allkeywords such as investor, cash only, handyman special, motivated seller, wants gone etc.

If you want more detail check out the pics too. 

References calling and pics of projects is a good starting point.

Make sure your rental is SPOTLESS and take some good pics or hire someone.

Lee --- I looked at your profile pic.

I know I can dig through sold listings individually, but didn't know if anyone has found a way to aggregate the necessary data to see lists of homes which were sold twice within a designated period of time, chart the spreads, possibly see pics of the results, etc.I'm spending a lot of time scrolling through sold listings in my target area/price range to try and develop a gut feel for what homes are selling for and in what condition.