Could you kindly suggest the best resources or methods to identify comparable properties in the area?

The weather is great there, its cheap and ecology is clean.  

If you do outsource, some management companies will cover various things like cleaning, supplies, etc. so look into that as well. 

Here is what one of the new people I coach from Socal did with a property in Phoenix
I helped him find. He has taken his training seriously. It’s a Subto (Subject To) that I helped him buy “off market” and he chose t...

I'd rather have a property remain vacant to I can spend time cleaning up and getting it ready and back-online so it could be available for someone else to rent.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

This property needed an extreme amount of clean up and haul away of items left behind.

These methods include:Detailed Engineering Cost ApproachDetailed Engineering Cost Estimate ApproachSurvey or Letter ApproachResidual Estimation ApproachSampling or Modeling ApproachExperience or “Rule of Thumb” ApproachFor further details on the methodologies, refer here.WHAT ARE THE BEST AND WORST PROPERTIES FOR COST SEGREGATION STUDIES?

Additionally, they managed to refinance while the rates were at historical lows (and still somehow cashflow negative ik 😭), so any loan methods that involve changing those rates are not ideal.

When they move out, I can access their account to charge for cleaning and repairs.