Yeah, most of the places I look (Zillow, mls, etc.) if they advertise seller financing, the place is usually a dump with bullet holes in the walls and blood stains on the carpets. :)  I think I might just give that a try! 

Whether its you personally, or PM i am suggesting cultivate a business relationship with the tenant and contractor and each of these  off the wall situations can teach you something. 

I hate wasting leads :\

If i had perfect credit I wouldnt be looking to rent and waste my hard earned income paying someone elses mortgage.

We've both decided we want to buy a house, that is a short sale, or REO property that needs some cosmetic updates (holes in walls, carpet and flooring needs changing, new kitchen and appliances are fine).  

Consider waste treatment: are you running sewer lines?

@Felix GoldsteinI invite you to talk to vena Cox Jones in Cincinnati who runs the REIAI want you and every other Ohio real estate investor to understand the law and understand what the regulators want to seeLicensed agents and brokers don't like wholesalers because of the stories that they hear re the time that's wasted; with credit being tired, average person can't get a mortgage is easily, and there aren't a lot of institutional buyers right now like BlackstoneCredit is very tight right now and many agents and brokers are not making a lot of money and they have more time on their hands to complain about wholesalers to OH regulatorsI think in Ohio having so many great "rent to value ratios" compared to other parts of the country, what I mean by "rent to value" is say you have $100,000 house that rents for 1200, that's a great yieldOhio is not alone, Florida and California are mandating licensing to hold people are talking to homesellers about selling their house, to at least receive a certain level of real estate education, training, at least knowing the local and state lawsSelling your house is not like selling a car.  

There was nicotine on the walls and ceilings.

Spending all that money on gfi's will just be a waste of your money.

I have a $18k on an equity line. variable based on Wall Street Prime currently 5.24% payment is $250 per month.The property has a merged parcel value with parcel (Drive by appraisal 2013 at $20k.)House needs windows, gutters and siding badly.$8k in card debt rates vary between 12 and 21,99%. $200 per month.$46k in student loans.