The weather is great there, its cheap and ecology is clean.  

For a one-bedroom, cleaning alone would cost around $200.00 in NYC.The fact of the matter is many landlords do not know the going price for labor and supplies. 

You would expect a clean title at close so if there is some issue, then either it would be resolved by the seller or the deal would fall through.

At that point I dont know investing would make any sense, I have heard scary stories I was thinking about short term rentals but that needs constant cleaning after guests and conpetition is very high my friend spent almost 200k out of pockets to buy a property for airbnb and he got 17 bookings per year....

This is the renovation criteria I use in order to make sure the place is clean, safe and actually ready to rent. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MreMNvXxPZy7AaqMGMFPVunQ... 

This property needed an extreme amount of clean up and haul away of items left behind.

The places are kept clean and In perfect condition.  

New 200 amp circuit panel, Culligan water softner, new washer/dryer, and a deep clean Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

We could have saved some money starting to clean up the property if we had only checked in with the neighbors first.

The guests have a credit card on file and your policy should allow you to charge for damages or excessive cleaning.