I clean homes and met a guy who's a Real Estate investment Analyst, particularly in the realm of industrial and commercial real estate.

Remove carpeting, furniture, loose debris and broom clean.

For the most part most of them do not belong to either the national nor their state associations and do not attend major industry events where this kind of information is routinely shared.

I still think you could leverage some subledgers to clean up the main ledger and make things more transparent but if what you have works for you then awesome. 

Do a "clean eviction" as it is termed with a sheriff present that enforces the eviction, not you.

I then remodeled nasty bathroom (down to the studs) and cleaned the whole place enough to move in. 

If so perhaps she will let you clean up the home and take over the payments so you could then rent it out. 

If its an apartment you may consider routine pest services to ensure whatever bad habits one tenant may have isn't affecting others, but by routine every 6 months.

A $55K house with a little cosmetic updating and clean up can easily rent for $950 which is good cashflow and better than long-term rentals close to the metroplex.  

Hi @Amiris Brown If this is your first purchase i wouldnt recommend starting out with a big project like that...usually it turns out bigger than what you thought... in any case if you really like that property and it has lots of issues i would suggest send the listing agent a backup contract. these usually fall through and you might be bae to pick it up at a lower price. also fnme- homepath stopped negotiating high price reductions about a year ago.. but they usually have an automated system that reduce the price once a month..also something very important to consider- if your'e planing to buy this property and keep it as a rental- because it has lots of mold you have have to get a remediation certificate that the house has been treated and clean. otherwise the tenants can hold you liable and take you to court if they feel the property  still have mold ,that can be very costly...