We tell them up front that if this happens they need to keep the place clean so we can show it and get it rented prior to their move. 

Hi,I am owning a nice house currently worth 600K (clean from any mortgage or debt) and finally understood that sitting on this kind of asset is just a monthly waste of money.As I am completely new to the real estate investment business, I am wondering whether it would be the right way to sell my current house and buy several assets for rental or keeping this and getting a loan/mortgage and buy, probably, fewer assets.I am sure there are many answers to my question but I'd really appreciate to just get some kind of idea of what the right direction would be.Thanks in advance for any replies  

He just finished cleaning and repainting entire house and it is in good shape.

I only discovered this recently - but, I am cleaning up my credit.

The house closed in late July and I had to do some cleaning in the house before it was market ready.

There is an option for a retention pond and also there is drainage the city needs to clean out to speed flow that could very well help.

From the closing we headed straight to the apartment and started tossing out junk and ripping up carpeting, but not before snapping a few "before" pictures.  

Roaches and other peasants that could creep over to your other tenants, replacing soiled carpets, holes in the sheet rock, litigation......Who know what your set back will be every time a tenant leaves.

My mom began playing the BiggerPockets podcast while we were cleaning and i was amazed that so much advice was being given away for free, so I had to sign up! 

I then subtract an assumed $20K for repairs (paint, carpet, seller's lies about repair costs, landscaping, etc.).