The tenant said that it got a little better but she had a lot of air fresheners to mask the smell.

The section 8 program lost a lot of federal funding so they are not giving out as high rents as they use too. The

I live in a competitive market so deals will have to be vetted with a fine tooth comb. 

Have you've ever gone into the property even though it states on the website not too? The

Right now it sounds like it may be a coveralls/mask/HEPA-filter vacuum job.

Who would you be offering financing too, the student organization?

Nothing too major, but just lots of deferred maintenance and lack of upkeep, and some crazy stuff too (the only house around that has a gravel driveway, backdoor is elevated for a deck, but no deck there)I could buy cash for the purchase, rehab, etc, but there's no way I get a good return there.Assuming 8% Maint, 6% capex, 8% vacancy, 8% prop management for rental scenarios.Is there something I'm missing, some"creative" method I haven't considered of making a reasonable flip return, or making a decent CoC/monthly cashflow?

It wasn't easy to say the least but I fought tooth and nail to get it done. 

For additional protection I make an effort to mask our personal identity as well as possible through publically filed records.

The great deals are usually fought for tooth and nail.But if you think of a way to do it successfully, by all means tell me!