Hey BP,My Dad always says, "What you don't know, and what you can't see can hurt you"I need some clarification/guidance on what this process is supposed to look like.Please critique the hell out of this:Find RE AgentLook for propertiesWalk through a potential deal, and estimate costsMake an offerAccepted - Due Diligence beginsConfirm Clean Title, Wait for HML to underwrite deal, and get Home InspectionEverything turns out great, we close, start/complete work, sell, make money.Assuming this is right, I have an agent who's been finding properties for me.

Most anything that requires a ladder (roof issues, gutter cleaning).5.

Trust me, it will show much better when they leave and you have gone in to touch up paint and clean the place.

I am about to purchase a duplex.I was informed that it had meth in it, but was cleaned and certified for good bill of health.Does the fact that it has had this issue hurt value when compared to similar duplexes in the same location that have not had the issue?

As a tenant I would love to have someone else mow my yard and clean my house.

Are they complainers, do they know how to fix things, are they clean or messy. etc. things that a credit report and pay stubs really don't tell you. 

I turned it over to them cleaned and ready to rent. 

Same for replacement of broken or missing parts like broken banisters, broken microwave handle, broken window screens, dog faces left in yard,trash, clean out of cabinets and kitchen, etc.

Makes it more like a "new home" or clean start over.Good luck!

So, maybe I just need to suck it up and wait for the tax season to clean things up a bit...?