In contrast, maybe a great piece from @Bob Beach on how to avoid customer churn. https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/899/topics/1175358-prop...Customer acquisition is only 1/2 the battle.

With the the specifics provided it now looks like a good probability that foul play was (is) involved.  

It's a long process and an uphill battle in your position.

But if you can’t smell it and it’s not structural.

I just put one property on escrow which was also in a very bad shape - strong smell with cat urine and I had to replace all drywall and existing flooring.As I am waiting for my escrow to be closed, this came into my attention.

@Daniel SweitzerI said“Me” Does the water still have a bleach smell?

The house smells like animalsLocal inspection company says house should be 75% empty so there is clear view of floors and walls.

I battle Crohn’s Disease.  4 hospitalizations in the last year, and unfortunately I missed two payments.  

You will hate living with contractors , the noise , the dust , the smells , the constant moving of furniture , etc .

Hi Jessenia,I've been in the game for quite some time and have many battle scars to prove it lolMy best advice would be to always look at a worst case scenario and start from that.By starting with a worst case scenario you will be able to quicker eliminate markets that aren't a good fit.I don't know much about NY but personally, I wouldn't invest in any market that takes 6 months or even worse longer to evict.Worst case scenario for example = Tenant doesn't pay rent and trashes the property.I would want to be able to evict, fix and re-tenant as quickly as possible.Time is money and I want to keep moving forward and not deal with financial and emotional drag.There are many markets nation wide that are landlord friendly.My business is based on Ohio and there is no mercy for non payment of rent.Eviction usually takes 6 weeks max and although I never want to evict, being able to do so quickly minimizes risk of that investment.Thanks