A fresh coat of paint, a good carpet cleaning, open blinds, and a glade plug in go a long way.

Properties that need a fresh coat of paint. 

It requires no rehab, the major systems/roof should be all good for another couple years and then some and likely only needs some cosmetic touches to get it ready for a renter (coat of paint in some rooms, etc.)Note that the rental properties I am considering are all turnkey or are already cash flowing, so no significant (or zero) costs for make-ready on that front either.

That risk can be spread so much thinner, (or thicker), by leveraging many more properties.Mike P.

The place already looks 10 times better with a fresh coat of quality paint.

Any and all advice is welcomed, I'm thicker skinned.

Any and all advice is welcomed, I'm thicker skinned.

As of right now, I barely have any money, my credit is teetering on a 600, and I just recently got a good job as a server at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. at Universal City Walk in Orlando, FL.

We bought our house this past December and did a decent size renovations (removing walls, coat closets, all new paint, hardwood floor throughout the house, painting trim).

Get a thicker skin and get rid of your entitlement mentality - accusing the seller of blackmail and being unethical when you defaulted on the contract won't sit well w/ other investors.