But understand the type of risk could be the exiting tenant having poured cement down the drains, no appliances, no cabinets, a leaking roofs with mold inside the house, no AC,  or squatters having lived in the house with untold 'grossness' being left behind for you.  

Assuming the floor is concrete, you're probably going to have to seal the floor to block the odor.

Our intent was to sell, but we are not having luck and need to move in another direction, carrying costs are draining us. 

My duplex had an additional unit built in the basement and discovered by city inspectors when a neighboring squabble caused buildings department to check houses on the block and my house had 3 mailboxes out front.

That's my mental block.

Haha,I was famous there once upon a time - https://9now.nine.com.au/the-block/i-doubled-my-money-on-aus...Negative gearing is buying a property where the rent doesn't cover your mortgage.You tally up the total monthly losses and let's say you where negative $30,000 for that year.You earn $100,000 from your salary that year.But you would only pay income tax on $70,000 as your property was negatively geared by $30,000 for that year.Make sense?

In my opinion the podcast's don't seem to be organized and grouped into educational block.

Put up a fence or plant some trees to break up/block the view of it. 

I recommend this option, as just sitting on the property with no income is a drain on you both financially and mentally. 

I've had to do some work to the property (drain tile in basements, insurance claim for plumbing issue) but I knew that things like this would happen and I could stomach these expenses with my W-2 income.