And I can add value by cleaning it up and/or vacating problem tenants.

Some new GE installs have an air gap that can get blocked on & off with debris & that's an easy clean out.GE drain pipes run back from under the middle/front of the dishwasher into the rear of the machine & then it snakes up to exit through the cabinet wall.

When your house is a mess you can't sell it for what a clean house sells for so your property condition means you have "no equity".

Many times if you are just cleaning a place up the inspectors let existing noncompliant items slide.

How to use a straight option to purchase contract and can I use a regular assignment contract to assign the straight option to purchase agreement?

It will earn you commissions but it will also show you how to buy houses that are not selling through regular marketing as described in the article above.

Ask for elevator maintenance records and see what they are spending on those per year.Is the maintenance guy in-house or do they subcontract maintenance, take a look at the cleaning contract.

In my multi, it's taken a while, but the hallways are clear, the basement is clear and clean.

I used to use regular #10 envelope (standard business size) 4 1/8" by 9 1/2" to stuff my yellow letters.

You might not like the advice I am going to give you.You need to spend a couple of years working more than one job if possible and cleaning up the current financial mess you have.