Even with using wholesalers, we were averaging around 12-15k a deal because they are milking the saturated market.

Options usually won't fly, never taken, most buyers milk the profits and move on unless strict accounting and cash control is in place and overseen by the seller.

They also know that most have jobs or a way to charge that 1,499 and pay the CC companies over 2,000 to remain poor and get in the hole further.So the first phase is milking the masses for the small nut.

., it shows renters you care about your property, not just milking the cash out of it.The inside is NOT your problem after tenants move in.

I'd like to milk as many free lunches out of this as I possibly can (lesson I learned at UC)...:-) 

The benefit was that we would run the leftover (on patient trays) unopened little cartons of milk through the commercial dishwasher and bring them home. 

That they didn't leave a gallon of milk in the refrigerator?

If you haven't already, I would check out Scott Trench's book Set For Life and mrmoneymustache.comAlso, although not directly relevant to your situation, here is a specific article from Mr Money Mustache that has a lot of really good points. 

Milk a few more years out of the current roof while your assets are making money elsewhere.

@Eric FitzgeraldIf you haven’t already, read up on mr money mustache.