There's 311 pages of delinquent properties so I'm more than willing to work with a few others so we can tackle the list together.

Questions like this are the blocking-and-tackling of real estate investing, and going through these exercises for yourself will help you begin to get a sense for your market--rental rates, sales price metrics, etc.  

If I have tackled the floors and hard surfaces (assuming no carpet here, but if you have that, I would probably pull it and clean/seal the plywood, and re-floor with vinyl plank), try this....

Tackle the problem ASAP or it will only become a worse and worse nightmare.

It is just a real life example I have in front of me, and I'd like to know how someone experienced would tackle it.And of course, if I did hypothetically purchase this, I would of course do my due diligence, get opinions of maintenance from a contractor/experienced property manager, and be sure to be conservative.  

This is the first buy and hold deal that we are really wanting to tackle.

Post your thoughts, ideas, similar stories, and perhaps how you'd tackle negotiations.

Less scrupulous lenders may slip in "exit fees", "prepayment penalties", and all manners of covenants that may look innocuous until you trip one.    

What types of properties are you just not willing to tackle?

@Ernest Grindle lots to tackle here so I'll do my best to be as comprehensive as possible.Paying cash is always cheaper than getting a loan.