So for example, a flipper could be looking for distressed single family homes, unkept landscaping, broken down cars in the driveway, peeling paint, off color roof repairs, and then start to either mail, or contact the homes owners in different ways.

I felt insecure about asking for 700 so I peeled it back to 680.I have one lead who has above 680 credit, meets income requirements, but listed a "Boxer mix" as a pet.

Wish you the best of luck, and keep your eyes peeled while driving around!

You've got your percentage of people that are "over it" and walk around freely w/o a mask and the polar opposite on the other end of the spectrum.

You don't want to mask the issues, it's best to fix it so that bigger issues don't arise later on. 

If you are doing showings, require face masks and bring disinfectant to wipe down surfaces that people touch.

My $0.02 there's more than one way to peel this onion, don't narrow yourself into just an option of selling and buying another house that you'll be in the same position with (numbers wise) in a short while. 

Peel back the curtain and share those things that you serve, be it the the property owner or the potential tenant.

., etc.Other than age-specific issues like LBP and asbestos, the things I'd look for on an old house would be much the same as what I'd look for on a newer house--these things would include: signs of water diversion failures (such as rot, peeling paint, masonry damage), settling/structural issues (one of my few "deal breakers"), the type and age of plumbing, HVAC, and electrical, condition of the roof, the condition of the sewer main (scope it), the type and age of windows & doors, a meth test, a radon test, etc. etc.I have properties from the 1910s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and 2000s, and frankly--the older properties are often my favorites, and some of them are the best-performing properties in my portfolio.Just being an old house doesn't--in and of itself--make a property "good" or "bad".In some scenarios, older houses can have big advantages over newer houses.In my opinion, the idea that “new houses always cost less to maintain than old houses” is one of the biggest misconceptions among inexperienced investors! 

Downstairs has been fun peeling back the layers in the bar.