Because your naive in thinking that getting a 5% discount on the price covers the challenge of disgrunted tenantsYou should "bake in" 6 months of nonpayment, legal costs of evictions and potential tenant retaliatory damages.Either require seller to get rid of tenants by closing,orAsk for at least 30% discountorWALK AWAY!

Do you have proper venting for fresh air supply?

Or would I have to attempt and buy a second home, which I doubt would be possible while my first house has a fresh loan?

Then get rid of your tenant and the uncle so that you can start fresh and vet your next tenant properly. 

Four months later, this unit is freshly painted, well heated and cooled, improved with the addition of a washer, dryer and dishwasher, and fully furnished.I listed it on Furnished Finders for a monthly rate I felt a little guilty about.

Fresh plants and flowers and attractive displayers can be shockingly expensive and if they want that level of attractiveness they need to pay for thatI’m sure others have better insight but hopefully that’s somewhat helpful

Then you start fresh and do it again because you still own the property. (: Me personally, I would advertize to people with marginal credit who can prove that the've paid rent for the last two years with no 30-60-90 lates.

LandscapingThe overall property needed new mulch for a fresh look, brushes trimmed and some removed, and new bushes/shrubs planted.

Often, "turnkey" properties are freshly rehabbed properties in D class neighborhoods where nobody wants to live, and no PM wants to manage.

Wonder Bread is usually baked locally for the quickest delivery and the freshest product.