Little paint and the contractor I found let me buy the material and only charged me labor.

That is exactly what traction helps you do that @Chris Seveney pointed out.It doesn't have to be perfect, but just getting something down on paper will be a huge help - at least, that's what I found when I started our Chicago general contracting business.  

Bought 2 SFRs on the same lot that are zoned commercial (found on Crexi) for less than the price of a normal SFR because of the value add required (like kitchens and full baths, lol), but should BRRRR nicely based on the LTR and STR projections. 

I found it on my own through the help of an agent I met in Indy last year.

@Namal Burman, your post caught my eye because I had a former client-now a good friend-who found herself in a similar situation.

A few days ago I found out about this article so it looks like a tenant is suing the property management we used as the my partners. https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/mc...

As far as property management goes, I found a lot of the easy-to-get property accounts are the most difficult to collect and manage. 

That said, I’ve found that properties in C-class neighborhoods tend to perform best with Section 8 tenants.

Found out they were using Philippine VA's and VC money.

Posting this duplex that I found here in the heart of Eastern Michigan, I've been frequently trying to run numbers on duplexes and investment property listings as an up and coming agent and investor to try and gain whether a deal is good or bad.