Having the home look well maintained and clean is the most important thing.

Ours needed to be cleaned out from the basement.

I know that could kick them out and raise the rent to 750/700 while just doing minimal clean up and do very well for cash flow and cash on cash which is all I care about. 

Currently looking for CARPENTERS, ELECTRICIANS, PLUMBERS, ROOFERS, DEMOLITION MEN, WROUGHT IRON WELDERS, TUCK POINTING / SIDING, PAINTERS, GRANITE, CONCRETE, IN GROUND POOL PERSON, CLEANING/DETAILING PERSON, ROOFERS (regular and wood) and possibly some others I'm missing.  

Set house rules, no smoking inside, kitchen cabinet space designated per room.I have a house 6 guys living there by the room. works out, they have a chore chart sheet like who takes trash down, who cleans bathroom week 1, weekly clean up of main areas on Sunday week 1 and they switch off weeks.. yup faces change but not to much of grief factor. they seem to realize that they all are saving some bucks with this arrangement.  

and I got title insurance... title came back clean mortgage somehow was reconveyed  ( that's what we call mortgage satisfactions  ) we call them Reconveyance deeds.. so that was a first for me..

Colorado is a non judicial and your pre-foreclouses have gotten cleaned up.

I'm very comfortable with booking and advertising on my own but not so with the cleanings in between.

Even if I buy it at the current loan amount, I would just pay the taxes up myself, foreclose, and have a clean title. 

Rolled up my sleeves and totally renovated 1 unit at a time and rented them out as nice clean all new inside apartments.