I can't count the times in the past 10 years that I've gotten a late payment excuse from someone wearing obviously brand new designer clothes, sporting a brand new smart phone or otherwise displaying some kind of behavior that was incongruous to their situation (new car, new tv, new bbq pit, daughter runs in and says she can't wait until they leave this weekend to go to six flags, "lost my job" but they're leaving the house freshly showered wearing their uniform....)At the end of the day, you have to do what you can live with, but if you're asking for advice, my guess is you're looking for support for what you already know you have to do.

Very clean, fresh paint, carpets professionally cleaned and no leaves in the yard.

I know one that does them at 75% which would clear up properties held in your name giving you a fresh start of getting up to 10 again.Rate/term is a whole other story...no problems there with seasoning, plenty of options.

My tenant had been in place 4 years and was 2 months in to a re-up when they emailed asking for new carpet throughout the house and a fresh paint in every room.

I'm fresh into this wholesaling universe but working with developer right out of the gate.

The majority of the house was decorated to my tastes and I didn't want it changed to fit every new roommate/tenant.My market was (past-tense now) students, summer interns, foreign students, fellows for non-profits, relocators, fresh out of college young professionals, and feds on temporary assignment.

Successfully paying down these large debts can be a great boost to credit, AND to personal outlook.3) If you have little outstanding debt, or are starting fresh, a secured credit card can be a great, low-risk way to begin building credit history without getting yourself into trouble.4) If you've completed the steps above, start planning ahead by building an emergency fund.

Nothing says "updated and remodeled" like the smell of fresh paint.

I also felt this would be a good time to do a fresh walk through with the tenant to address any issues or concerns that might have crept up throughout the selling process.  

During my research many years ago on Property Manager's company set up,  I wrote the following:In order to set up your company in QuickBooks correctly, you will need to do the following:START FRESH (this means starting over right from the very beginning)Set up a company for your Property Management Company (THIS IS CRUCIAL) with a bank account just for you.Setup a Property Management Trust Fund Bank Account to hold your owner's money.