@Dante Gonzalez's deal is really slim to begin with, so he wouldn't be able to charge much.

I'm in the Phoenix area, but I have not been buying at the auction for the last few months, the prices between auction and retail are too slim right now.

I’m trying to see if there is a way to send her past rent due to collections, fully understanding the odds of collecting are slim to none.

You make money when you buy - not when you sell.If the margin is too slim - it's not a deal.If market sinks when you're done with updates - what are you going to do?

I did have a syndicated 20 unit deal and the pickings were slim. 

However, many investors are happy going the same route you are with the slim margins for errors.Take a look at the 50% rule for Cash Flow (-$68.88). 

By significantly I mean... slim to none.

However, the odds of you filing a qualified claim are slim.

That said, there are now just over 4,000 short-term rentals in Denver, and there have been only 6 cases this year that have actually been pushed to the city attorney's office, so the likelihood of anything ever happening appear to be slim.  

@Michael Trabert Not sure how abundant MFs in areas you are interested in investing/living in but for me, the MFs that come up where I'd want to live/invest are rare and even rarer at a decent price so it's slim picking regardless of how many units.