@Channing Brand Could you please clarify?  

Leave the lights on, and cameras help.  

In regards to buying before winter in light of having a winter vacancy, I honestly wouldn't consider that as a reason NOT to buy instead in the calculations just budget for the off-chance it stays vacant until the middle of March. 

If your deal lands you a return worth the time and effort beyond what you could get passively elsewhere, then that is a sign for a green light.

I am brand new to real estate so any advice would help.Thank You!

In many cases, this means brand new agents that haven't formed bad habits.

Now if the furniture is in good condition or meets your brand standards is variable!

The market has almost nothing now, the Kyle property has a MUD in a brand new community and is at 3.03% which is crazy but a much better home (also 4 beds) vs Dripping, with lower tax rate and 3 beds.

Then there is buy take title light fix up resell  that has been coined wholetailing  :)  at least on this site.Then there is buying and doing major reno and reselling  this is wholesaling or another term is fix and flip ??

@Aaron Cox I use the 1% rule lightly, so it’s always close or more than 1%.