.- All hardware should be present, property secured, and in good working order (e.g. door stops, light fixtures, faucets, toilet paper holder, hand & bath towel bars, drawer/cabinet pulls, hinges, door knobs/locks, etc.).- Carpets must be professionally cleaned or, if necessary, replaced if there is excessive wear.- The yard must be in good order with no debris, either natural or other.

Quote from @Brittany Guimond: I network with hundreds of property managers around the country.

I watched my parents flip houses since I was little and have always been on job sites or made "pocket money" by doing chores like painting fences or washing kitchen cabinets, which I realize now my parents were putting us to work to build that sweat equity.

But I had a guy back in 2010 or 11 ask a question about selling a house at a loss of about 40k or keeping it even though the rental income was barely breaking even if not losing a couple hundred per month. 

Reply back was that would work, we raised the interest rate slightly and I paid for the attorney fee to update the note, which was only a few hundred dollars.Just a thought!

I have owned this property for almost 10 years and originally purchased with cash and of course work has been done over the years. ceramic tile in bath and kitchen, laminate wood in the rest of the rooms, cabinets and countertops, sinks in bath and kitchen, new tubs and toilet etc.. located in st louis its a 2/1 but will rehab to make 3/2 so we will be adding value to the property and will be using the rest for capital for the company as i have other deals I am looking at...

Overall, I think you'll need a way to pull out a few hundred thousand via what I mentioned above or another mechanism.

Although they HAVE to sell are desperate to sell, NEED to sell, they are NOT motivated.They rather pour concrete down the drain, destroy the cabinets then sell to you... at market value, let alone at a discount.So, once you truly and fully understand this,  think about it.

electrical and Plumbing White and local . cabinets white and local  dig out and foundation white owned Hispanic crews or combo. interior tile Granite marble  Eastern Block speak no english. 

Example of overcharges included* $300 for cleaning windows and cabinets after entire house was professionally cleaned* $80 to replace HVAC filter after entire HVAC system was replaced* $700 for a small list of punch items - 2 door stops, raking backyard, removing satellite dish in backyard and trimming bushesAfter terminating relationship, owner decided to send a termination charge for $450 (contract does stipulate it) - even though the company has not done squat and never placed a tenant and already charged so called 'set up' fee of $300..