Answer: if you are getting action but no applications, you are either priced too high for the market in general or too high for the specifics of the house (size, location near undesirable stuff, too far from town, etc).

I know I most likely have no recourse other than to pound dirty until they’re out but if there’s any helpful advice out there from more experienced investors I’ll gladly appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. 

There are definitely pockets of town that are undesirable as there is in EVERY city.

This can lead to some very undesirable properties, tenants, and owners.

I want to help investors like myself create even more wealth with real estate, and too many Realtors are penny wise and pound foolish IMHO.

So you got your drug addicts, hookers, child molesters, rapists, thieves, meth heads, gang members and other undesirables......So the answer to your question isn't relevant to where you live.

. - Not sure if 20k pound is enough for down payment and renovation, this seems tight.

Sure, it turned out fantastic on my first try thank you very much, but I lost 20 pounds doing it - no joke - worst experience of my life and I actually enjoy physical labor (it's the damn edging sanders).

sounds like they are just going to use and abuse you.. pretty common.. study for your real estate license if your not yet 18 then not much you can do.get your license and then hire on to a big team.. they will share revenue with the entire team.. you actually learn the trade.. other than Hey go pound on doors bring me a deal so I can make 50k and I will be so kind as to give you 1k for all your work.. this is one thing that irks me at REIAs all these folks coming off like they are mentors when in fact they are just looking for free help and could really care less about your long term success.

You may even consider $50 for a small animal, $100 for anything over 50 pounds just to scare off people with big dogs that are more likely to damage flooring, doors, blinds, yards, etc.