I'm a wholesaler that specializes in hunting for deals and when I mean deals, I mean steals at 30 cents on the dollar not these "garbage-near-ARV-deals". 

We removed over 40 yards of garbage and over 17 years worth of stuff from the inside, so, to our eye, it was 2,000% better.  

Yes I was over budget by 10k.When you start taking off the siding and see the dumpy windows and know they are garbage just replace them.  

Anyway, I have a question on your deal analysis of the duplex.Why are you factoring in garbage and water or any utilities. 

When I did she left a lot and I mean a lot of booze bottles behind-probably three or four garbage bags full.  

Hey that's great you can buy all the garbage in the city. 

I can't tell you how many times I've been able to buy a house for less or saw them listed and walked because some garbage contractor that was probably found for pennies on the dollar (or a homeowner DIY job) did absolutely horrible--sometimes unsafe--work in a house.

@John McCandless  If the mortgage is on the rental property, you should be able to deduct those costs on your taxes along with the property taxes and insurance if it is a full time rental.When buying a rental property, you need to factor in all  of the costs (mortgage payments, insurance, taxes and any other expenses that you aren't getting the tenants to pay (eg water, sewer, garbage)). 

Consider changing your garage door opener code as a security precaution.Service your lawn mower and yard equipment (blowers, edgers and trimmers).Clean your faucet aerators and inspect your plumbing for leaks.Clean and sharpen your garbage disposal by running a tray of ice cubes and depositing a cleaning (foaming) product into the disposal.Inspect or have tested your home fire extinguishers.Replace smoke alarm batteries.

It an other on line appraisals are a math formula that uses zip codes, sales and assesment data.Garbage in, garbage out.If the assessment data is wrong the Zillow value will be wrong.