When I've been in this position in the past, I've marketed the home as a lease-purchase with an attractive Decorator Allowance (say $3-5K) that the resident will only get once they are qualified and ready to purchase the house, sometime down the road.Great tenants do want an attractive home, but they are often willing to overlook cosmetic concerns if they are given both the opportunity to purchase and the promise of a big check to make things pretty once they buy!

Anyone can buy a good deal, it takes a team to make that deal produce the returns it was promised over time, that team includes management which means they are basically a complaint desk of people’s perceptions or problems.

This fake ESA nonsense has gone on too long ! 

I promise! “ D

I think up front.. which many don't charge anything but do be aware you may now be target by FAUX lenders who promise you rates that are not real terms that are not real.. and they want up front money to process.. 

I was posing a hypothetical, like what if I have a buyer but then they split and I'm left with a house that I promised to buy but can't because I don't have the money for it.

This is very promising.  

@TJ McDonaldMake a few fake ads on Zillow and Craigslist for renting a property in that neighborhood with similar/actual pictures at the estimated rent and track how many calls you receive.

I spend a lot of time in Worcester and Springfield for work and they are both promising from what I can tell. 

Just be aware that pay stubs can be fake  (Google 'fake pay stubs' - it's kind of amazing these websites are legal but I digress).I typically call their employer (I look up the employer's phone number VIA Google and don't simply dial the number the potential tenant supplied; once connected I ask to speak with human resources) to confirm they work their for the duration they've stated as well.