I like houses with good bones and nice floor-plans, but outdated paint, fixtures, appliances, cabinets, etc. 

A friend of mine has been trying to find a $1600 rental and every place they look at is dirty, smells like dog and is outdated.

I agree you will have much more success on focusing on a solution that works for the seller vs. having a few fancy outdated guru techniques that you try to ramrod down a sellers throat.I don't want you to feel like you need to get the equivalent of a law degree & and an MBA in finance.

Me: he can park where he wants on a public street Crazy tenant: starts yelling incoherently and slams the phone down.Me: two weeks later I send him a notice that his lease will not be renewed along with his move out date.

I found that the online program was outdated and missing pieces, as well the recorded contents were from 2007, 2010. 

Who knows, maybe he took his newer Xbox One with him, but left the old, outdated Xbox 360.

Keep in mind what is huge and what is just old and outdated. 

A landlord reports property address, rent amount, move-in date, move out date, number of late payments, money owed and condition of property at move out.The challenge with any database like this is that it is only good if people input data.

.; or adding carports to push rents $30/mo; or retrofitting outdated plumbing to allow for low flow showers, toilets to save utilities.3) The Team - As Brian mentions, vet the sponsor of the deal.  

We send a letter confirming when the note was received, the move out date indicated, the forwarding address, when the rent obligations end, and the specific instructions s regarding move out/cleaning/keys/utilities and when the final statement will be mailed.We also include a list of contractors we use for cleaning and carpets who will do these services to our standards.