Another plus.If a seller has presently placed a new tennat on a term lease I would be very highly suspect of the quality of that tennat.

What are some suggest processes\methods to remove all bills paid and implement RUBS? 

I found the clearer I am, the less likely I will have issues.As far as the quality of the work, its hard to tell via pictures.

IMO, if the unit is vacant they should be hungry to find you a quality tenant, not collecting $100 while it sits and you lose money.

You and/or your accountant might determine that you do have some earned income based on your active management, rehab or repair, or method of renting the properties.

. - most expensive) and once they have the payment, follow up deteriorates dramatically in terms of responsiveness and quality. 

Related to the contractor, or any service provider, I think it is important to choose quality and reliability over price.   

If you are using your HELOC for a downpayment, your rent needs to cover the cost of your new mortgage, HELOC and expenses.I'm analizing a lot of deals now; must have looked at close to 100 over the course of the last week and this method makes it tough to find a property that makes sense numbers wise, however there have been quite a few that have been break-even given this scenario so i know there will eventually be one that provides some cash flow, even when using a HELOC, i just have to find them.Good luck!

You find the list, track down the person by skip tracing or some other method. 

That is your long term solution to generating quality inbound leads over time.