You can run an ozone machine for a bit while no one (including pets, but assuming they have none) are in the house.

They also rent the big professional sanding machines for about $75 for the day, and about $25 for an edge sander.

Also the outside will need the shrubs to bet cut, a good power washing, etc.  

When I asked my TN guy, he didn't know which one of our houses it was. He

Meanwhile the conversations my mother had the most of was with the dryer or washing machine or real intelligent ones with us kids..

Many STR bull markets are now equilibrating however the run up in home prices with valuations based on old STR projections/interest rates yet to wash out.

Every year my mom tells me how high her home owners insurance is and it goes up every year.Having lived through Hugo, I am nervous about buying anything ocean front, seeing so much wash way must have left an impression on my young mind.Definitely agree with you about having a good realtor to navigate the landscape.

"My offer was better because I only wanted this and it was quicker or he should have taken mine because nobody pays 2K to paint a parking block and mine was clearly better (even if he just wanted to wash his hands of the property).Good luck in your investing!

Money is the fuel that keeps the machine running . 

One more was fairly bad (too many people living in the unit, causing a nuisance, etc.) and we just gave them notice to leave, and to soften the blow told them they could take the washer/dryer with them that came with the unit (we don't want those crummy old machines anyway - we don't include w/d with our units that have hook-ups).